China's Spatial Economic Development: Regional Transformation in the Lower Yangzi Delta [Hardcover]

The spatial patterns of China's rapid economic transformation fundamentally challenge conventional geographies of urban and regional development. This book provides a theoretically informed case study of the local character of regional change in China's lower Yangzi Delta, as well as a new analytical framework for understanding China's unique form of economic modernization.This book provides a theoretically informed case study of the local character of regional change in China's lower Yangzi delta, as well as a new analytical framework for understanding China's unique form of economic modernisation.'A major contribution to a number of recent geographical works on China that have been theoretically informed and have greatly enriched our understanding of 'transitions from socialism.' - Environment and Planning

'A work like Marton's requires years of theoretical training and fieldwork, which, I believe, has the potential to claim the highest form of the geographer's art .' - Environment and Planning 

'A high quality contribution to understanding the mechanisms of the spatial transformation of the Chinese countryside.' - China Perspectives

'This excellent book...deserves a wide readership not only among China specialists but also those concerned with development theory and practice.' - The China Journal

'Overall, this is a stimulating book full of empirical materials and theoretical insights' -  The Geographical Journal'A high quality contribution to understanding the mechanisms of the spatial transformation of the Chinese countryside.' - China Perspectl)