Urbanisation and City Size Distribution in China
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Urban Studies
- Vol. 39 (12) , 2317-2327
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098022000033890
Abstract
China has been experiencing rapid urbanisation since the economic reform starting in 1978. The number of cities increased from 191 in 1978 to 667 in 1999, while...Keywords
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