This volume presents a significant new collection that focuses on urbanization and its implications for economic development. Written for an advanced audience w

Amid a vast influx of rural migrants into urban areas, China has allowed cities wide latitude in providing education and other social services. While millions o

Using case studies from seven Asian countries, this volume examines why people move from rural to urban areas, how globalization affects such movements, and the

In the last 30 years, China’s record economic growth lifted half a billion people out of poverty, with rapid urbanization providing abundant labor, cheap land