196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Economic reform in China has resulted in a widening gap between the rich and the poor, and urban poverty has emerged as a key factor which may affect future development. This new book examines the poverty problem in relation to housing and social changes in large inland cities, and assesses the effectiveness of recent government anti-poverty policies. The book also puts the Chinese experience... Read more
1. Introduction Part 1: Society and Urban Transition 2. Society in Transition 3. Urban Transition in China Part 2: Urban Poverty and Housing 4. Emerging Problems of the Urban Poor 5. Social and Economic Profile of the Urban Poor 6. Housing the Urban Poor 7. Poverty among Migrants 8. Poverty Elimination 9. Conclusion
Biography
Ya Ping Wang is currently Reader at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and has previously taught at Shaanxi Teachers University in Xi'an. His research on contemporary China had been supported by the UK Economic and Social Research Council, UK Department For International Development, British Academy, British Council and his university. He has published widely on planning, housing and urban poverty in China and is the co-author with Professor Alan Murie of Housing Policy and Practice in China (1999).
