Chinese cities in the 21st century /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Huang, Youqin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: New Urban Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
  • A New Domestic and International Context
  • The New Model of Urban Development
  • Migrants' Inclusion and Affordable Housing
  • Urban Sustainability
  • Urban China as a Center for Academic Research and Policy Making
  • References
  • Part I: A New Domestic and International Context
  • Chapter 2: Xi Jinping's Economic Policy and Chinese Urbanization
  • The Shadow of Slowing Growth
  • The Drive for Effective Top-Down Control
  • The Xi Jinping Model of Economic Reform
  • The Urban Fiscal System
  • Migration and Urbanization
  • Diversification of the Urban Landscape
  • Investing in Cities
  • New Cities, Satellite Cities, and New Urban Regions
  • Smart Cities and the Promise of the Future
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Chinese Cities in the World-System's City System: 2001-2014
  • World Cities and Their Network
  • China's Cities in World City Networks
  • Mainland China's Cities in the Global Corporate-City System, 2004-2014
  • Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Redeveloping Informal Settlements in China, India, and Brazil
  • The Entrepreneurial Local State
  • Disparate Approaches to Informal Settlements
  • Inter-governmental Relations
  • Political Regimes
  • Municipal Revenue Structures
  • Mobilization by Civil Society Groups
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part II: The New Urban Economy
  • Chapter 5: Urbanism in Chinese Local Development: An Institutional Approach
  • Introduction
  • Characterizing Chinese Transition and Development
  • Chinese Growth from a Developmental State Perspective
  • Growth-Targeting Authoritarianism
  • Investment- and Export-Driven Growth
  • Pro-business and Anti-labor Regime
  • "Helping Hand" Government
  • Developmentalism, Chinese Style: Institutions and Local State Choices
  • Fiscal Reform and Revenue Imperative
  • Factor Mobility and Regional Competition
  • Industrial Linkage and Spillover
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Private Participation in China's Infrastructure: Experience and Prospects
  • Introduction
  • Private Participation in Infrastructure
  • Estimated Returns of PPI Projects in China
  • Return Analysis of Select PPI Projects
  • Prospects for Private Investors
  • Investment Environment
  • Regulatory Risk
  • Demand Risk
  • General Business Risk
  • Currency Risk
  • Sector Prospects
  • Water and Sewerage
  • Energy
  • Telecommunications
  • Airports and Ports
  • Toll Roads
  • Municipal Utilities
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Path Dependency, Central-Local Dialectic, and Structure and Agency: How Has Yuhang Transformed from the Rural to the Urban?
  • Introduction
  • Post-Reform Economic and Social Transformation: An Overview
  • Breaking Up the Plan: Agricultural De-collectivization and TVE Development During 1978-1989