{"product_id":"urbanization-and-development-in-asia-multidimensional-perspectives-hardcover","title":"Urbanization and Development in Asia: Multidimensional Perspectives - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJo Beall\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBasudeb Guha-Khasnobis\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRavi Kanbur\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the last few decades, globalization has had a visible effect on urbanization and migration patterns across much of Asia. Analyses of migration patterns reveal that some of the largest movements of people in the world actually take place in the form of internal migration within certain regions and countries, as people move from rural areas to booming urban centres. With the help of selected case studies from India, China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Phillipines, this volume examines the following issues: Why do people move from rural to urban areas? In what ways does globalization affect such movements? What are the synergies between globalization, urbanization, and migration? What are the challenges that come with resettlement, especially for minorities and other less empowered groups? effect on urbanization and migration patterns across much of Asia. Analyses of migration patterns reveal that some of the largest movements of people in the world actually take place in the form of internal migration within certain regions and countries, as people move from rural areas to booming urban centres. With the help of selected case studies from India, China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Phillipines, this volume examines the following issues: Why do people move from rural to urban areas? In what ways does globalization affect such movements? What are the synergies between globalization, urbanization, and migration? What are the challenges that come with resettlement, especially for minorities and other less empowered groups?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJo Beall\u003c\/strong\u003e is Director, Education and Society at the British Council. Formerly, she was Professor of Development Studies, Department of International Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science, London and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town, South Africa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBasudeb Guha-Khasnobis\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRavi Kanbur\u003c\/strong\u003e is T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs and International Professor of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47208853471481,"sku":"9780198078531","price":94.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/6Cunt9DTFx9780198078531.webp?v=1768058459","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/urbanization-and-development-in-asia-multidimensional-perspectives-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}