Evaluating Public Housing for Migrants in China

This thesis evaluates the affordability and accessibility of public rental housing for migrants by taking Dongguan as a case study. It includes six sections. Section one is the introduction, and the background of affordable housing policy in China. Section two offers a literature review of studies about public rental housing and migrant housing in China. Section three provides the methodology of the research, including theoretical framework of affordability and accessibility, methods, and data sources. Section four and five gives a specific background of public rental housing in Dongguan. Section six analyzes the public housing affordability and accessibility for migrants and explains the findings. Section seven gives a conclusion and suggestions on how to offer affording housing to migrants in the way of public rental housing based on previews results.