Article: Urban infrastructure financing in reform-era china

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TitleUrban infrastructure financing in reform-era china
AuthorsWang, D1
Zhang, L1
Zhang, Z1
Zhao, SX1
KeywordsFiscal reform
Hierarchical system
Infrastructure
Urban economy
China
Issue Date2011
PublisherSage Publications Ltd.. The Journal's web site is located at http://usj.sagepub.com/
CitationUrban Studies, 2011, v. 48 n. 14, p. 2975-2998 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098010392079
AbstractUrban infrastructure has been substantially upgraded in reform-era China. This paper explains, contextually and empirically, how Chinese cities finance their infrastructure. It demonstrates that China has succeeded in addressing urban infrastructure backlogs by opening up new venues for financing, but simultaneously, heavily relying on unconventional sources. The paper also argues that urban infrastructure financing has much to do with the country's transition to a market-oriented economy that fosters the pro-growth role of city governments as well as the redistribution of fiscal power between the levels of the urban hierarchy that produces significant variation of financial capacities among the different administrative ranks of cities. © 2011 Urban Studies Journal Limited.
ISSN0042-0980
2011 Impact Factor: 1.28
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098010392079
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000295119300003
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dc.contributor.authorWang, D
dc.contributor.authorZhang, L
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Z
dc.contributor.authorZhao, SX
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-23T06:45:47Z
dc.date.available2011-09-23T06:45:47Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractUrban infrastructure has been substantially upgraded in reform-era China. This paper explains, contextually and empirically, how Chinese cities finance their infrastructure. It demonstrates that China has succeeded in addressing urban infrastructure backlogs by opening up new venues for financing, but simultaneously, heavily relying on unconventional sources. The paper also argues that urban infrastructure financing has much to do with the country's transition to a market-oriented economy that fosters the pro-growth role of city governments as well as the redistribution of fiscal power between the levels of the urban hierarchy that produces significant variation of financial capacities among the different administrative ranks of cities. © 2011 Urban Studies Journal Limited.
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dc.identifier.citationUrban Studies, 2011, v. 48 n. 14, p. 2975-2998 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098010392079
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098010392079
dc.identifier.epage2998
dc.identifier.hkuros192895
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000295119300003
dc.identifier.issn0042-0980
2011 Impact Factor: 1.28
dc.identifier.issue14
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-80053021811
dc.identifier.spage2975
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/141615
dc.identifier.volume48
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd.. The Journal's web site is located at http://usj.sagepub.com/
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofUrban Studies
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsUrban Studies. Copyright © Sage Publications Ltd..
dc.subjectFiscal reform
dc.subjectHierarchical system
dc.subjectInfrastructure
dc.subjectUrban economy
dc.subjectChina
dc.titleUrban infrastructure financing in reform-era china
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning and Design Institute