A model for urbanizing rural population and development measures:  survey of a large specialized market in Xiliu town, Liaoning province.
The authors present an urbanization model using the example of Xiliu town in Liaoning province, China.  Xiliu has developed from a rural commune into a large-scale clothing market during the period since 1979.  "The purpose...is to show, by means of a survey conducted in the town, the characteristics and formative factors of the model and to discuss the prospect of and measures for furthering this development."
Yin
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Lu
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Zhang
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Liu
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Liu
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D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D012106:Research; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
Asia; China; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Geographic Factors; Models, Theoretical; Population; Research Methodology; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization