heading towards 2020 Linge, Godfrey creator editor Chen, Cai Linge, G. J. R text bibliography hk Hong Kong New York Oxford University Press 1997 monographic eng

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xiii, 233 p. : maps ; 23 cm The spatial economy of China should not be seen as a single entity. In reality, as this book demonstrates, it consists of a series of increasingly diverse regions. Although these are becoming more closely linked in terms of transport and communications, each has a distinct development agenda and longer-term potential. This book analyses and illustrates the growing differences between and within the ageing north-east; the sedate region around Beijing and Tianjin; the thrusting municipality of Shanghai; the emerging Changjiang (Yangtze) Delta and Valley; the adolescent south-east; and the inchoate inland. Sweeping claims have been made about the continuing rapid economic progress of China, but it is probable that the pace of growth will be slowed by the complex and interrelated problems which the country faces. These include the burden of inefficient state enterprises, unemployment, inadequate infrastructure, the ageing population, pollution, and the growing shortages of water and energy. The authors show how these problems are affecting the various parts of China in different ways, thus adding yet another dynamic to the country's future spatial organization 1. An Overview: Towards Sustainable Development? / Godfrey Linge -- 2. Regional Planning: Developing an Indigenous Framework / Wang Hujiong, Li Shantong and Godfrey Linge -- 3. Linking the Regions: A Continuing Challenge / Rong Chao-he, Li Wen-yan and Godfrey Linge [et al.] -- 4. The South-East: The Cutting Edge of China's Economic Reform / Noel Tracy -- 5. The Head and Tail of the Dragon: Shanghai and its Economic Hinterland / She Zhixiang, Xu Guan and Godfrey Linge -- 6. The Bohai Sea Rim: Some Development Issues / Liu Yi, Zhang Lei and Godfrey Linge -- 7. The North-East: Searching for a Way Forward / Chen Cai, Yuan Shu-ren and Wang Li [et al.] -- 8. Regional Disparities in Rural Development / Andrew Watson, Harry X. Wu and Christopher Findlay -- 9. Towards 2020: Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones / Godfrey Linge. edited by Godfrey Linge ; contributors, Chen Cai ... [et al.] Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-220) and index China Economic conditions 1976- Regional disparities China Economic policy 1976- China Economic conditions 1976-2000 Regional disparities China Economic policy 1976-2000 330.95109/05 0195876660 97041456 970912 7187