China's urban growth is unparalleled in the history of global
urbanization, and will undoubtedly create huge challenges to China
as it modernizes its society. Adopting an interdisciplinary
approach, this book presents an overview of the radical
transformation of China's urban space since the 1970s, arguing that
to study the Chinese urbanization process one must recognize the
distinctive political economy of China.
After a long period as a planned socialist economy, China's
rapid entry into the global economy has raised suggestions that
modernization in China will inevitably result in urban patterns and
features like those of cities in developed market economies. This
book argues that this is unlikely in the short term, because
processes of urban transition in China must be interpreted through
the lens of a unique and unprecedented juxtaposition of socialism
and the market economy, which is leading to distinctive patterns of
Chinese urbanization.
Richly illustrated with maps, diagrams and in-depth case
studies, this book will be an invaluable resource to students and
scholars of urban economics and policy, geography, and the
development of China.
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