China's urban space: Development under market socialism

This book is an exploration of urban changes occurring in the coastal region of China in the period since its 'opening-up' after the end of the Maoist era in 1976. These changes have been brought about as a consequence of both China's economic and political reform and its increasing integration into the global economy. Geographically the book focuses on the coastal provinces that were the first areas opened up to foreign investment in the period after 1979.