Introduction -- Chapter One: The Rural–urban Division -- Chapter Two: Literature Review -- Chapter Three: Policies and …This book approaches the issue of rural-urban inequality through fieldwork conducted in a specific township (Zuogang … location, it successfully illuminates fundamental aspects of the reality and the complexity of rural-urban inequality that …

, particularly in rural areas and urban slums, reliance on private health providers is fraught with serious economic consequences … ailments both with and without hospitalisation. It examines private OOP health expenditures in rural and urban households after …In India there is a high incidence of morbidity and malnutrition coupled with low standards of public health and …

.- Chapter 2. Labour and Employment in the Emerging Rural-Urban Continuum in India: Towards a Cohesive Policy.- Chapter 3 Chinese … Strategies for Marginalised Communities in Rural India: Options, Challenges and Future Direction.- Part II: Rural - Urban Labour … currently taking place in the labour markets, especially with regard to migrants from rural to urban areas, their socio …

urban-rural and regional development by providing theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence. Urban-rural development in … China is understood from a regional perspective, while the core issue of urban-rural and regional development is cross … inequality. The book puts forward the following arguments: An urban-rural and regional balance should not be achieved by limiting …

Part 1 New Wars: Conflicts Between People and Place -- Urbanization and New-type Urbanization -- Urban Cultural …-civilization: Urban Planning for the Future. … for the preservation and development of urban localities. On the basis of informative case studies, it reveals the …

Town and Hinterland Interactions in Rural Areas -- Multifunctionality of Towns: Exploration of the Spatial Behaviour of … Accounting Matrix Approach -- Microsimulation of Rural Households -- Future Developments in Rural Areas: Combining Micro and …Modern Europe has rural roots. Even today, as much as 90 per cent of Europe (EU25) consists of rural areas in which …