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Factory Towns of South China : an illustrated guidebook. / txt Hua nan gong chang cheng : tu shi lu you shu edited by Stefan Al. - xii, 202 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col) ; 23 cm. book

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-202).

Contents:
Acknowledgements vii --
Credits xi --
Introduction Factory Towns of South China: An Illustrated Guidebook Stefan Al 1 --
Urbanization:
The Danwei : Socialist Factory Town in Miniature? David Bray 5 --
Genesis and Evolution of Chinese Factory Towns in the Pearl River Delta: From Hong Kong toward Shenzhen Laurence Liauw 9 --
The Side Effects of Unregulated Growth: Can the Pearl River Delta Reverse Thirty Years of Environmental Degradation? Claudia Juhre 13 --
Demographics:
Migration without Integration: Workers between Countryside and City Eli Friedman 25 --
Strike Minnie Chan 28 --
Hukou: Labor, Property, and Urban-Rural Inequalities Jia Ching Chen 32 --
Factory Towns in the Headlines Casey Wang 40 --
Economics :
Divergent Workshops of the "World Factory" in the Pearl River Delta: A Comparison of Hong Kong and Taiwanese Manufacturing Chun Yang 43 --
From the Iron Rice Bowl to the Steel Cafeteria Tray Jia Ching Chen 45 --
Infrastructure :
The Power of Factories Paul Chu Hoi Shan 55 --
Will Design Play a Role in ‘’Postindustrial’’ PRD Rex Wong 60 --
The Adwin Factory : The Design of Industrial Buildings Paul Lin 62 --
Hong Kong 68 --
Kwun Tong Industrial Town : Printing Factory 72 --
Shenzhen 82 --
Fuyong Town : Optoelectronics Factory 86 --
Shekou Industrial Zone : Toy Factory 96 --
Dongguan 106 --
Nancheng District : Car Factory 110 --
Huangjiang Town : Electronics Factory 120 --
Guangzhou 130 --
Liwan District : Shipyard 134 --
Donghuanjie Town : Video Game Machine Factory 144 --
Foshan 154 --
Shiwan Town : Artistic Ceramic Factory 158 --
Shiwan Town : Ceramic Tilling Factory 168 --
Zhongshan 178 --
City Center : Seasoning Factory 182 --
Factory Futures 192 --
Regional Map 198 --
Bibliography 201 --



Text in English with some Chinese.

ISBN: 9789888083695 9888083694

LCCN: 2012501585

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB245963 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016082989 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Industries--Social aspects--China--Pearl River Delta.
Cities and towns--Growth.--China--Pearl River Delta
Factories--Social aspects--China--Pearl River Delta.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Pearl River Delta (China)--Economic conditions.
Pearl River Delta (China)--Social conditions.

LC Class. No.: HD2356.C6 / F33 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 338.095127