Changing China: A Geographic Appraisal

Lu, Max

Hsieh, Chiao-min "Jimmy"

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Routledge

Changing China

China is undergoing an incredible metamorphosis that is unmatched in its long history. The economic reform, the double-digit rate of growth, the expanding market economy, the expansion of private enterprises, the construction boom in China's cities, the extraordinary rural industrialization, the large amount of migration, and the increasing links between China and the world economy—all are reshaping the landscape of this fascinating and complex giant. Its emergence as an economic superpower has implications not only for the Asia-Pacific realm but also for the world in the twenty-first century. Changing China: A Geographical Appraisal brings together over twenty experts on China, both inside and outside China, to examine the spatial patterns and spatial dynamics of post—Cold War China. Organized around themes such as social change and economic change, the book includes individual chapters on food supply and agricultural growth, patterns of land use, transfer of surplus labor, population migration, urbanization and changes in urban structure, environmental stress, the changing regional development pattern, increasing interregional economic disparities and tensions, the situation of interior China, and China's role in the Pacific Rim. A concluding chapter considers China's emerging status in world affairs. Changing China: A Geographical Appraisal will be a useful resource for students and scholars of geography, anthropology, and Asian studies.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Westview Press

"This textbook will be welcomed by professors and students who have been long looking for an appropriate textbook for teaching and studying the changing geography of post-reform China." ―Hongmian Gong, Hunter College, CUNY "A wonderful collection of current source data. The range of bibliographic material in these pages is great." ―Kit Salter, University of Missouri, Columbia Changing China: A Geographic Appraisal provides an up-to-date and detailed account of the giant country that is undergoing an unparalleled and historic transition from a centralized command economy to a market-based economy, and from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial power. Contributions from a distinguished team of geographers both inside and outside of China are divided into three parts that assess, respectively, economic changes since the reform of 1978, recent social transformations, and changes along China's peripheries including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Xinjiang, and inner Mongolia. An introductory chapter provides an overview of major themes. Includes a chronology of major events in Chinese history and a glossary of Chinese terms.

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