Urban poverty in China
Urban poverty in China [electronic resource] /
Fulong Wu ... [et al.].
- Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2010.
- 1 online resource (x, 259 p.) : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-247) and index.
China's new urban poverty : an introduction -- Poverty incidence and determinants -- Poverty groups : livelihood and trajectories -- Impoverished neighbourhoods -- Poverty dynamics : property rights perspective.
Urban poverty is an emerging problem. This book explores the household and neighbourhood factors that lead to both the generation and continuance of urban poverty in China. It is argued that the urban Chinese are not a homogenous social group, but combine laid-off workers and rural migrants, resulting in stark contrasts between migrant and workers' neighbourhoods and villages.
9781849803564 (e-book)
2009937764
Urban poor--China.
China--Social conditions--2000-
Electronic books.
HV4150.A5 / U73 2010
362.50951091732
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-247) and index.
China's new urban poverty : an introduction -- Poverty incidence and determinants -- Poverty groups : livelihood and trajectories -- Impoverished neighbourhoods -- Poverty dynamics : property rights perspective.
Urban poverty is an emerging problem. This book explores the household and neighbourhood factors that lead to both the generation and continuance of urban poverty in China. It is argued that the urban Chinese are not a homogenous social group, but combine laid-off workers and rural migrants, resulting in stark contrasts between migrant and workers' neighbourhoods and villages.
9781849803564 (e-book)
2009937764
Urban poor--China.
China--Social conditions--2000-
Electronic books.
HV4150.A5 / U73 2010
362.50951091732