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JOURNAL OF PLANNING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Volume 27, Issue 1, Pages 65-81Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X07305793
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urbanization; China; transformation; globalization; markets
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The three questions addressed in this article pertain, respectively, to the contributing factors, outcomes, and policy interventions associated with urbanization in China. Contributing factors include transition to a market-driven economy, political devolution, demographic changes, globalization, and technological change. These are unravelled with care, with a conclusion that embedded markets are the central contributing factor, with globalization and political institutions as important helpmates. Regarding urbanization outcomes, the evidence reviewed supports the convergence hypothesis in broad terms, but with ample evidence of hybridity, resulting in urbanization with Chinese characteristics. The article concludes with a call for a more balanced approach to urban policy interventions in China, whereby existing spatial planning perspectives are complemented by market-based perspectives.
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