Does human well-being vary substantially across regions within China and, if so, what forces have contributed to this variation? There are four macro-social change theories that shed light on this question: modernization theory, dependency/world-systems theory, state theory, and human ecology theory. No known study has examined all four theories simultaneously or used recent data. We fill this gap by reporting the results of a study examining the effects of industrialization, foreign penetration, state investment, and population growth (as well as several control variables) on the urban variation of three alternative forms of human well-being in China during the late 1980s. Results provide support for both state theory and human ecology theory, but they provide little or no support for modernization theory and dependency/world systems theory. Implications of the results are discussed.
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Zhejiang Univ, Land Management, Hangzhou, Peoples R ChinaZhejiang Univ, Land Management, Hangzhou, Peoples R China
Wang, Tianyu
Yue, Wenze
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Zhejiang Univ, 866, Yuhangtang Rd, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, Peoples R ChinaZhejiang Univ, Land Management, Hangzhou, Peoples R China
Yue, Wenze
Wu, Tong
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Zhejiang Univ, Land Management, Hangzhou, Peoples R ChinaZhejiang Univ, Land Management, Hangzhou, Peoples R China
Wu, Tong
Zhang, Xianchun
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Zhejiang Univ, Land Management, Hangzhou, Peoples R ChinaZhejiang Univ, Land Management, Hangzhou, Peoples R China
Zhang, Xianchun
Xia, Chuyu
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Beijing Univ Technol, Urban & Rural Planning, Chaoyang, Peoples R ChinaZhejiang Univ, Land Management, Hangzhou, Peoples R China
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Chongqing Univ, Sch Management Sci & Real Estate, Chongqing, Peoples R China
Chongqing Univ, Int Res Ctr Sustainable Built Environm, Chongqing, Peoples R ChinaChongqing Univ, Sch Management Sci & Real Estate, Chongqing, Peoples R China
Bian, Jing
Zhang, Yu
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Chongqing Univ, Sch Management Sci & Real Estate, Chongqing, Peoples R China
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Zhang, Yu
Shuai, Chenyang
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Univ Michigan, Sch Environm & Sustainabil, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USAChongqing Univ, Sch Management Sci & Real Estate, Chongqing, Peoples R China
Shuai, Chenyang
Shen, Liyin
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Chongqing Univ, Sch Management Sci & Real Estate, Chongqing, Peoples R China
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Shen, Liyin
Ren, Hong
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Chongqing Univ, Sch Management Sci & Real Estate, Chongqing, Peoples R China
Chongqing Univ, Int Res Ctr Sustainable Built Environm, Chongqing, Peoples R ChinaChongqing Univ, Sch Management Sci & Real Estate, Chongqing, Peoples R China
Ren, Hong
Wang, Yuanping
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