The Politics of Community Building in Urban China

by Thomas Heberer and Christian Göbel

Book Overview

This book aims to make sense of the recent reform of neighbourhood institutions in urban China. It builds on the observation that the late 1990s saw a comeback of the state in urban China after the increased economization of life in the 1980s had initially forced it to withdraw. Based on several months of fieldwork in locations ranging from poor and dilapidated neighbourhoods in Shenyang City to middle class gated communities in Shenzhen, the authors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415855543
• ISBN13: 9780415855549
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"