Spatial inequality of social well-being in urban China and its implications on urbanization policies.

Chu Kwok-chung. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Abstract --- p.i ; Acknowledgements --- p.ii ; List of Illustrations --- p.v ; List of Tables --- p.vii ; List of Appendix --- p.ix ; Chapter ; Chapter 1. --- "INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEMS, OBJECTIVE AND ITS SETTING" --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Urbanization as a current subject of great concern --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Urbanization Policies in China --- p.2 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Shift of social concern to social well-being (SWB) in national development --- p.5 ; Chapter 1.4 --- The problems --- p.6 ; Chapter 1.5 --- Objective of this study --- p.8 ; Chapter 1.6 --- The scope of the study --- p.9 ; Chapter 1.7 --- The organization of the remainder of the thesis --- p.9 ; Chapter 2. --- CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Definition of Spatial inequality --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Types of spatial inequalities and different levels and units of analysis in China --- p.12 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Definition of Social Well-being --- p.16 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Ingredient of Social Well-being --- p.16 ; Chapter 2.5 --- The present selection of the ingredient of SWB --- p.18 ; Chapter 2.6 --- Characteristics of welfare goods allocation in China --- p.22 ; Chapter 2.7 --- Two approaches in measuring spatial inequalities of SWB --- p.25 ; Chapter 2.7.1 --- Single component approach --- p.26 ; Chapter 2.7.2 --- Integrated approach --- p.27 ; Chapter 3. --- RESEARCH DESIGN --- p.32 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Procedure of analysis --- p.32 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Assumptions and approximation --- p.34 ; Chapter 3.3 --- Techniques of analysis and Treatment of Data --- p.35 ; Chapter 3.3.1 --- Measuring spatial inequality via single variable --- p.35 ; Chapter 3.3.2 --- Establishing the composite index of SWB --- p.37 ; Chapter 3.3.3 --- Unit of analysis (UOA) and level of aggregation (LOA) --- p.41 ; Chapter 3.3.4 --- Analyzing the association between the composite index and some economic variables --- p.45 ; Chapter 4. --- SPATIAL ...