Developing China's West: A Critical Path to Balanced National Development - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9629961571 ISBN 13: 9789629961572

Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2004

Synopsis

From macro and micro perspectives, this book provides a panoramic view of China's sprawling western region. China's twelve western provinces are examined through several critical thematic dimensions.

About this title

About the Author:

Yeung Yue-man is professor of geography and director of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests are China's coastal cities, South China, globalization and Asian cities. He has published extensively, including Emerging World Cities in Pacific Asia (1996), Shanghai (1996), Globalization and the World of Large Cities (1998), Guangdong (1998) and Fujian (2000).

Shen Jianfa received his Ph.D. degree from the London School of Economics. He is an associate professor in the department of geography and resource management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests are spatial population modeling, migration analysis, and urban and regional development.

Review:

This book establishes a solid foundation for further research on China's west. (Choice)

About this edition

• Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 9629961571
• ISBN 13: 9789629961572
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 610
• Editor: Yeung Yue-Man, Shen Jianfa