Urban Development in Post-Reform China: State, Market, and Space

Synopsis

Radically reoriented under market reform, Chinese cities present both the landscapes of the First and Third World, and are increasingly playing a critical role in the country’s economic development. Yet, radical marketization co-exists with the ever-presence of state control. Exploring the interaction of China’s market development, state regulation and the resulting transformation and creation of new urban spaces, this innovative, key book provides the first integrated treatment of China’s urban development in the dynamic market transition. Focusing on land and housing development, the authors, all renowned authorities in this field, show how the market has been ‘created’ under post-reform urban conditions, and examine ‘the state in action’, highlighting how changing urban governance towards local entrepreneurial state facilitates market formation. A significant, original contribution, they highlight the key actors and their institutional contexts. China has been very successful in using urban land development as an economic growth engine, and here the authors investigate complex interactions between the market and state in creating this new urbanism. Taking a unique perspective, they marshal original ideas and empirical work based on field studies and collaborative work with colleagues in China.

Copyright:

2007

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

368 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781134162154

Related ISBNs:

9780415393591, 9780203962985

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

05/09/23

Copyrighted By:

Fulong Wu, Jiang Xu, and Anthony Gar-On Yeh

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government

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