Challenges in the Process of China's Urbanization - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1931368414 ISBN 13: 9781931368414

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press, 2015

Synopsis

China's New National Urbanization Plan (2014–20) sets ambitious targets for sustainable, human-centered, and environmentally friendly urbanization. What key institutional and governance challenges will China face in reaching those goals? This title, coedited by a prominent leader of China's National Development and Reform Commission, features policy-focused contributions from leading social scientists in the United States and China who explore challenges ranging from migration and labor markets to agglomeration economies, land finance, affordable housing, and education policy.

About this title

About the Author:

Karen Eggleston is the director of the Asia Health Policy Program at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC). She is a fellow at Stanford's Center for Health Policy/Primary Care and Outcomes Research and a Faculty Research Fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Jean C. Oi is the William Haas Professor in Chinese Politics in the department of political science and a senior fellow of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. Oi is the founding director of the China Program at Shorenstein APARC and the Lee Shau Kee Director of the Stanford Center at Peking University. Yiming Wang is deputy secretary-general of the National Development and Reform Commission, People's Republic of China.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1931368414
• ISBN 13: 9781931368414
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Eggleston Karen, Oi Jean C., Yiming Wang