By focusing on Kunshan, an economically advanced county-level city in the Yangtze River
Delta, this paper aims to answer how, why, and under what circumstances the territorial …

Revoking counties or county-level cities to municipal districts (chexianshequ) is an important
means for local governments to optimize spatial governance and promote regional …

Urbanization in China has been closely associated with urban sprawl, rural migration and
the role of government has been more direct and powerful in setting it in motion. In 2014, the …

The transparency of the fiscal performance of governments has attracted attention from
researchers, policy-makers and practitioners around the world. This study examines the …

行政区划调整是人文地理学研究中的重要议题, 但目前相关理论研究仍显不足.
本文借助“尺度政治” 理论, 尝试对行政区划调整的诸多类型进行理论化梳理. 具体而言 …

This paper investigates how the plural needs of different groups are handled by
redevelopment planning. Investigating the redevelopment of villages-in-the-city in …

This paper seeks to make a contribution to on-going debates about how to conceptualize the
“China model” by emphasizing the top-down regional coordination strategies of China in the …

A teaching workforce with good quality is a key factor in the process of China's rapid
development. Although 76% of Chinese pupils are studying at schools within county areas …

County‐levelization has become an important vane and propeller of urban spatial
development, which is closely related to economic development and public service …

Urban planning, in many cases, is highlighted as a background issue in discussions of
urban villages. This chapter explores the two cities' particular way of handling …