HKU-Master of Arts in China Development Studies

Below is a list of background readings for students who would like to have a good understanding on the contemporary Chinese development and research skills in Geography before the commencement of their studies.

Berry B.J.L., Conkling E.C. and Ray D.M., 1997, The Global Economy in Transition (second edition), Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey, United States.

Haring, L.L., Lounsbury, J.F. and Frazier, J.W., 1992. Introduction to Scientific Geographic Research 4th ed. Dubuque, IA : Wm. C. Brown Publishers.

Hsing Y.T., 2010. The Great Urban Transformation : Politics of Land and Property in China. Oxford : Oxford University Press.

Lin, G.C.S., 2009. Developing China : Land, Politics and Social Conditions. New York : Routledge.

Ma, L.J.C. (Guest Editor), 2006. “Special Issue on Urban China” China Information. London, Thousand Oasks, CA and New Delhi : Sage Publications.

Ma, L.J.C. and Wu, F., 2005. Restructuring the Chinese City : Changing Society, Economy and Space. London; New York, NY : Routledge.

Naughton, B., 2007. The Chinese Economy : Transitions and Growth. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press.

Veeck, G., Pannell, C.W., Smith, C.J. and Huang, Y., 2007. China’s Geography : Globalization and the Dynamics of Political, Economic, and Social Change. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.