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This book explores how migration plays a central role in the renewing and reworking of urban spaces in the rapidly changing cities of Asia. The contributors examine the roles and effects of different forms of migration in the arena of urban change, considering low-skilled domestic migrants, professional transnational migrant and legal and illegal international migrants.
Advancing the Regional Commons in the New East Asia highlights a number of interests which members of ASEAN and Plus Three countries collectively recognize. This set of common interests includes not only economic development but also social development. Written by nationals in their respective countries, the different chapters in this volume highlights the different foundations for such common interests and these reflect the different constructive ways in which ASEAN and Plus Three countries come to see a multi-strand cooperative partnership. The task of advancing the regional commons will involve efforts to recognise and nurture ASEAN’s and Plus Three’s common interests in terms of broa...
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Curry (dean for research and scholarship, Calvin College, Michigan) and McGuire (sociology, Muskingum College, Ohio) examine the European legacy of agriculture and colonization on American concepts of community and land. Focusing on the social and environmental consequences, they advocate community governance as a policy alternative. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.