Housing the urban poor

Based on the case study of Nanjing, this article, written by Guo Chen (Michigan State University) ((Chen, Guo. 2011. “Housing the urban poor in post-reform China: Some empirical evidence from the city of Nanjing”, Cities)), looks at the households and housing conditions of China’s urban poor. China’s housing system has greatly evolved since the late 1970’s, with the progressive transfer of housing responsibility from state subsidies to a market-oriented system. These reforms have boosted hou..