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- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright
- © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021. This book is an open access publication.
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-74543-1
- Pages
- 57 –73
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-74544-8_5
- Publisher site
- See Chapter on Publisher Site
Abstract
[This chapter provides an overview of research on the evolution of residential segregationResidential segregation in Chinese cities since the establishment of the People’s Republic of ChinaPeople’s Republic of China. There were almost no discernible patterns of segregation during the central planningCentral planning period, largely due to the socialist work-unit systemsWork-unit system and the de-commodification of land and housing. Since the initiation of economic reformsEconomic reform in 1978, Chinese cities have witnessed significant spatial divisionsSpatial division across socioeconomic groups, driven by forces such as rapid economic and spatial restructuringRestructuring, market-oriented housing and land reformsLand reform, and massive rural-to-urban migrationRural-to-urban migration. Residents of similar socio-economic status tend to cluster in the same neighbourhoods, with the elite moving to expensive gated communitiesGated communities and the urban poorUrban poor to dilapidated residential areas. The impacts of segregation on residents’ social contactsSocial contactand labour market outcomesLabour market outcome are profound and long-lasting. While social segregation is regarded as a widespread urban phenomenon worldwide, the causes and consequences of segregation in Chinese cities should be interpreted within the country’s specific historical, social, cultural and institutional contexts.]
Published: Nov 17, 2021
Keywords: Residential segregation; Urban transformation; China; Cities; Transitional society