China's Urban Champions: The Politics of Spatial Development
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China's Urban Champions: The Politics of Spatial Development
By (Author) Kyle A. Jaros
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
1st October 2019
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Urban communities
Rural communities
Population and demography
Development economics and emerging economies
Comparative politics
Physical Properties
Hardback
360
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
An exploration of how key provinces in China shape urban and regional 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 d
Reviews
"[An] impressively researched and thoughtfully written account."---Mark W. Frazier, China Quarterly
"This is an excellent study which offers many novel insights not only for a reader interested in spatial policies, but also for the wider political science and China studies community."---Christina Maags, Asien: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Author Bio
Kyle A. Jaros is associate professor in the political economy of China at the University of Oxford.
