China's Great Urbanization

ISBN-10: 1317373480
ISBN-13: 9781317373483
Category: Social Science
Pages: 278
Language: English
Published: 2016-10-04
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Authors: Zheng Yongnian, Zhao Litao, Sarah Y. Tong

Description

China’s extraordinary economic boom since the late 1970s has been accompanied by massive urbanization, with the proportion of the population living in cities rising from 18% in 1978 to 54% in 2014. Currently the Chinese government has amongst its objectives the target to increase this to 60% by 2020, and also to improve the quality of China’s cities. This book examines a wide range of issues connected to China’s urbanization. It considers the many problems which have come with rapid urbanization, including urban housing problems, difficulties affecting rural migrants in urban areas, and a lack of social protection. It examines areas of current reform, including land reform, shanty town renewal and moves to address environmental problems. It explores governance issues, and throughout assesses how urbanization in China is likely to develop in future.

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