This book addresses a wide range of social issues in connection with urbanization, which is providing new momentum for China's economic restructuring and social progress, including the educational gap; the middle class in urbanization; consumption; division of labor; and social integration. All chapters are based on updated nation-wide sampling survey data. Taken together, they provide a lens for understanding various aspects of urbanization and its impacts on China's economy and society.

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Urbanization and Stage of New Growth of China.- General State of Urbanization and People's Livelihood.- Consumption State and Consuming Characters of Urban and Rural Residents.- Labor Market Segmentation in Process of Urbanization.- Urbanization and Social Integration of Migrant Workers.- Increase of Education Chance and Urban Education Inequality.- Urbanization and Growth of Middle Class.- Discovery from Research and Related Suggestions.