China Urbanizes : Consequences, Strategies, and Policies

dc.creatorSaich, Tony
dc.creatorYusuf, Shahid
dc.date2012-05-24T14:18:08Z
dc.date2012-05-24T14:18:08Z
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:00:22Z
dc.descriptionRural-urban migration is playing an increasingly important role in shaping the economic and demographic landscape of Chinese cities. Over the past two decades, China has transformed itself from a relatively immobile society to one in which more than 10 percent of the population are migrants. China's mobility rate is still low compared with that of advanced industrial economies, the sheer size of the migrant flows and their dramatic economic and social consequences have already profoundly affected economic growth and urban development. Looking ahead, decision makers at all levels will need to craft policies that address issues of migration and rural-urban migrants issues that are hotly debated among scholars, Chinese policy makers, and others. This report presents recent findings that describe migration patterns and changes since the 1980s.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9014944/china-urbanizes-consequences-strategies-policies
dc.identifier978-0-8213-7211-1
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6337
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-7211-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414125
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC : World Bank
dc.relationDirections in development.;Countries and regions
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCELERATOR
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectACID RAIN
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectAPPROPRIATE INCENTIVES
dc.subjectAQUIFERS
dc.subjectARTERY
dc.subjectAUTOMOBILES
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
dc.subjectCHILDBIRTH
dc.subjectCHINESE POPULATION
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOMBAT POVERTY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMAND DEPOSITS
dc.subjectDEPENDANTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDIMINISHING RETURNS
dc.subjectDIMINISHING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHANGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY POLICIES
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFLOOR AREA
dc.subjectFLOW OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectFLOWS OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectGREEN ACCOUNTING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICIES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHIGHWAYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIFS
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME TAX
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE · POLICIES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE SCHEMES
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE POLICIES
dc.subjectLARGE CITIES
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIXED USE
dc.subjectMODERNIZATION
dc.subjectMOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL FERTILITY
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectNET IMPORTS
dc.subjectNOISE
dc.subjectNOISE POLLUTION
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectOLD-AGE
dc.subjectOLDER PEOPLE
dc.subjectOPEC
dc.subjectPACE OF URBANIZATION
dc.subjectPASSENGER VEHICLES
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION PRESSURES
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE VEHICLE
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECURITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectRECYCLING
dc.subjectREGIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
dc.subjectRESOURCE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectRESOURCE MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRISING DEMAND
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL COUNTIES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATIONS
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCARCITIES
dc.subjectSCARCITY OF WATER
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL
dc.subjectSECURITIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectSUBWAY
dc.subjectSULFUR DIOXIDE
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRANTS
dc.subjectTOXINS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subjectUNDERGROUND
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTER
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN DWELLERS
dc.subjectURBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATIONS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBAN SLUMS
dc.subjectURBAN SPRAWL
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectUSE OF ENERGY
dc.subjectUSE PER CAPITA
dc.subjectVEHICLE USE
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWASTE DISPOSAL
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.titleChina Urbanizes : Consequences, Strategies, and Policies

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