Factory towns of south China : an illustrated guidebook

Factory towns of south China : an illustrated guidebook / edited by Stefan Al.

Organized in part as a travel guide, this book profiles a wide range of factory towns distributed throughout South China, which manufacture products as diverse as cars, ships, electronics, video game machines, clothing, ceramics, toys, and common foods.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Al, Stefan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Chinese
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Factory system > China.
Factories > China.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Factories
Factory system
China
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; Credits; Introduction; Factory Towns of South China; Urbanization; The Danwei; Genesis and Evolution of Chinese Factory Towns in the Pearl River Delta; The Side Effects of Unregulated Growth; Demographics; Migration without Integration; Strike; Hukou; Factory Towns in the Headlines; Economics; Divergent Workshops of the "World Factory" in the Pearl River; From the Iron Rice Bowl to the Steel Cafeteria Tray; Infrastructure; The Power of Factories; Will Design Play a Role in "Postindustrial" PRD?; The Adwin Factory; Hong Kong; Kwun Tong Industrial Town; Shenzhen.
  • Fuyong TownShekou Industrial Zone; Dongguan; Nancheng District; Huangjiang Town; Guangzhou; Liwan District; Donghuanjie Town; Foshan; Shiwan Town: Shiwan Arthisic Ceramic Factory; Shiwan Town: Huanqiu Ceramics Factory; Zhongshan; City Center; Factory Futures; Regional Map; Bibliography.

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