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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Economic Development and Population Growth -- The Economic Development of Taiwan -- Factors Influencing Economic Development -- Population Growth and Development -- Conclusion -- 2 An Historical Overview of Urban Growth -- The Historical Growth of Cities -- Growth of Localities and Urbanized Areas -- The Growth of Urban Population by Size of Place -- The Rank-Size Distribution of Cities -- The Growth of Intermediate Cities -- Conclusion -- 3 The Relationship Between Urbanization and Development -- Specification of the Model -- Findings -- Conclusions -- 4 The Growth of the Taipei Metropolitan Area -- Historical Perspective -- Rapid Population Concentration in Taipei -- Physical Problems -- Economic Growth and Employment -- Conclusion -- 5 Alternate Responses to a Changing Economy: Migration, Commuting and Rural Industrialization -- Migration Between Cities and Counties -- Rural Industrialization -- Off-Farm Work in Rural Households -- Study of Labor Mobility 1967-72 -- Conclusions -- 6 The Determinants of Migration to the City -- Review of Previous Theories -- A Theory of Individual Mobility -- The Migration Survey -- Test of the Theory of Individual Mobility -- Conclusion -- 7 The Economic Success of Migrants in Taipei -- Research Design -- The Comparison Between Migrants and Stayers -- The Comparison of Migrants and Taipei Natives -- Differences in Type of Employment in Taipei -- The Process of Migrant Adjustment -- Summary and Conclusion -- 8 Living Conditions and Social Life of Migrants in the City -- Method of Studying Migrant Adjustment -- Housing and Living Conditions -- Interaction with Relatives -- Urban Activities and Contact with Mass Media -- Modern Attitudes -- Conclusion.

Asian urbanization is entering a new phase that differs significantly from the patterns of city growth experienced in other developing countries and in the developed world. According to a recent hypothesis, zones of intensive economic interaction between rural and urban activities are emerging. The zones appear to be a new form of socioeconomic organization that is neither rural nor urban, but preserves essential ingredients of each. The landscapes in these extended metropolitan zones have changed little over decades. Most people live in villages, and almost all of the land is under cultivation. However, most income now comes from non-agricultural sources. Village and small-town industries provide employment for some family members, who help out in the fields only at planting or harvesting time. Others commute to jobs in the central cities. Still others live in the cities and their satellites, remitting portions of their salaries to the family. This study elaborates on this hypothesis through studies of urban areas in China, India, Indonesia and Japan. Contributors offer different perspectives from a variety of disciplines including geography, regional planning, sociology, economics and public administration. All seek to determine how rapidly, under what circumstances, and on what scale the extended metropolis is emerging