The reform and opening-up of the economy has made a contribution to the rapid growthof designated cities in China over the last 17 years. It is worth while to note three new trends: the emergence of mega-urbanization ...The reform and opening-up of the economy has made a contribution to the rapid growthof designated cities in China over the last 17 years. It is worth while to note three new trends: the emergence of mega-urbanization regions; the rebuilding of a closer tie between the Chinese urban systemand the global one through the development of the global cities; and the polarized development in hinterlands and peripheries around advanced economic regions. However, the research literature onChinese urbanization in English has shown the scarcity of good databanks and the analysis results areincomplete. Using the most complete and latest data, this paper reviews the change of China’s designated cities before and after 1949. This paper also seeks to examine the various policies and explorethe underlying factors that have affected the growth of the new cities.展开更多
文摘The reform and opening-up of the economy has made a contribution to the rapid growthof designated cities in China over the last 17 years. It is worth while to note three new trends: the emergence of mega-urbanization regions; the rebuilding of a closer tie between the Chinese urban systemand the global one through the development of the global cities; and the polarized development in hinterlands and peripheries around advanced economic regions. However, the research literature onChinese urbanization in English has shown the scarcity of good databanks and the analysis results areincomplete. Using the most complete and latest data, this paper reviews the change of China’s designated cities before and after 1949. This paper also seeks to examine the various policies and explorethe underlying factors that have affected the growth of the new cities.
