Useless to the state : "social problems" and social engineering in nationalist Nanjing, 1927-1937 / Zwia Lipkin.

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2006.

xxii, 420 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Introduction -- A new society for a new capital -- Refugees : an unforeseen consequence of development -- Shantytowns : a side effect of population increase -- Rickshaw-pulling : an "unscientific" occupation -- Prostitution : an "unenviable reputation" -- Beggary : "consumes without producing" -- Epilogue

Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-408) and index.