Confronting the Challenges of Urbanization in China: Insights from Social Science Perspectives

Book Overview

Since the late 1970s, China has experienced an unprecedented pace of urbanization. In 1978, only 17.8% of the population resided in urban areas, but by 2013 the level of urbanization had reached 53.8%. During the same period, China also enjoyed spectacular economic growth. China had become the second largest economy in the world by 2012, just behind the United States. Despite China's highly acclaimed achievements in urbanization and its economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367875489
• ISBN13: 9780367875480
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"