Since the end of the Cold War, developing a better framework to correctly recognize which direction globalization and the transition will take us has been necessary. The transition economies of China and Central Europe, in particular, hold significant implications for East Asian integration and...

Key Features:Investigates transition, regional development and globalization, with comparative analyses of China and Central Europe from interdisciplinary and global viewpointsFirst book in the English language literature to undertake this comparative analyses (although there have been several...

Several major changes in China's land policy, economic system, and development strategy have contributed to the continuous transformation of rural patterns and urban-rural relations. The deepening of urban-rural interaction has led to an increasing complexity of rural territorial functions, and...