Holdings: China Urbanizes : Consequences, Strategies, and Policies

China Urbanizes : Consequences, Strategies, and Policies

Rural-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 tha...

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Main Authors:	Yusuf, Shahid, Saich, Tony
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCELERATOR ACCIDENTS ACID RAIN AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY AIR TRANSPORT APPROPRIATE INCENTIVES AQUIFERS ARTERY AUTOMOBILES CAPITAL MARKETS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON EMISSIONS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CHILDBIRTH CHINESE POPULATION CITIZEN CLIMATE CHANGE COAL COMBAT POVERTY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONGESTION CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION CPI DEBT DECISION MAKING DEMAND DEPOSITS DEPENDANTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DIMINISHING RETURNS DIMINISHING RETURNS TO SCALE DISEASES DISSEMINATION DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CHANGE ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY ELDERLY EMISSIONS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FERTILITY FERTILITY POLICIES FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FLOOR AREA FLOW OF MIGRANTS FLOWS OF PEOPLE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORESTRY FOSSIL FUELS GNP GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GREEN ACCOUNTING GREENHOUSE GASES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT GROUNDWATER HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HIGHWAYS HUMAN CAPITAL IFS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME TAX INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE · POLICIES INFRASTRUCTURES INSPECTION INSURANCE INSURANCE SCHEMES JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LAND USE LAND USE POLICIES LARGE CITIES LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MIGRANT MIGRATION MIXED USE MODERNIZATION MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL FERTILITY NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NET IMPORTS NOISE NOISE POLLUTION NUMBER OF MIGRANTS OIL OIL EQUIVALENT OLD-AGE OLDER PEOPLE OPEC PACE OF URBANIZATION PASSENGER VEHICLES PENSIONS PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLICY CHANGE POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION PRESSURES POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LINE POWER PLANTS PRIVATE VEHICLE PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECURITY PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY OF LIFE RAILWAY RAILWAY SYSTEM REAL WAGES RECYCLING REGIONAL POLICIES REMITTANCES RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY RESOURCE CONSUMPTION RESOURCE MOBILIZATION RESOURCE USE RESPECT RISING DEMAND ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL COUNTIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POPULATIONS RURAL RESIDENTS SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SAVINGS SCARCITIES SCARCITY OF WATER SEA LEVEL SECURITIES SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SPILLOVER SUBWAY SULFUR DIOXIDE TAXATION TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TEMPORARY MIGRANTS TOXINS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT SYSTEM UNDERGROUND UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTER URBAN CENTERS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN DWELLERS URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN MIGRATION URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN POVERTY URBAN SLUMS URBAN SPRAWL URBANIZATION USE OF ENERGY USE PER CAPITA VEHICLE USE VULNERABILITY WAGES WASTE DISPOSAL WATER MANAGEMENT WATER POLLUTION WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLIES WETLANDS WORKFORCE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE
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