China's urban champions the politics of spatial development

The rise of major metropolises across China since the 1990s has been a double-edged sword: although big cities function as economic powerhouses, concentrated urban growth can worsen regional inequalities, governance challenges, and social tensions. Wary of these dangers, China's national leader...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jaros, Kyle A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton Princeton University Press, [2019]
Series:Princeton studies in contemporary China.
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Online Access:https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/1998894.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Selected Chinese Names
  • 1. Introduction: Picking Winners in Space
  • 2. Spatial Policy in China
  • 3. The Multilevel Politics of Development
  • 4. Hunan: The Making of an Urban Champion
  • 5. Jiangxi: The Politics of Dispersed Development
  • 6. Shaanxi: Uneven Development Redux
  • 7. Jiangsu: Shifting Tides of Spatial Policy
  • 8. Rethinking Development Politics in China and Beyond
  • Appendix A. Analyzing Outcomes across China
  • Appendix B. Cross-National Extensions to Brazil and India
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A NOTE ON THE TYPE