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 ModelFindings; 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 MobilityConclusion; 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; 9 Implications for Policy and Further Research
Summary
The growth and expansion of cities and the transition from a rural to an urban society are among the most critical links between population change and economic development. On the one hand, migration is one of the fundamental demographic processes associated with changes in the population of urban places; the changing distribution of population be
