Executive summary Over the past four decades, rapid urbanisation in China has brought
unprecedented health benefits to its urban population, but has also created new challenges …

As with many cities in China experiencing rapid urbanisation, Guangzhou is undergoing a
specific form of urban development characterised by the engulfing of rural settlements: a …

In Chinese cities, rural migrant workers are usually considered consumers with the lowest
purchasing power. Nevertheless, the younger generation of rural migrants, who are …

There is an emerging literature on social interaction and neighbourhood attachment of
various social groups in China. However, few have directly addressed the interaction …

Social epidemiological studies have long understood housing as a social determinant of
mental health. However, most studies have focused on the formal housing sector and the …

The rapid economic growth of Chinese cities has attracted an increasingly migrant
population. Faced with institutionalized discrimination caused by the Hukou system …

Rapid urban expansion in China has created a large population of landless farmers.
Because these landless farmers are under-compensated for land acquisition and …

Following calls for further research in education inequality beyond input and output
measures, especially with a qualitative approach, and building on the implications of …

In the broader social science literature, most studies of social protection investigate welfare
in democracies, and at the national level, and typically assume that welfare is given in order …

Urban regeneration in China has attracted vast attention around the world in recent
decades. This article discusses several critical issues in China's recent urban regeneration …