Toward Balanced Growth with Economic Agglomeration Empirical Studies

This book explains the relationships between equality and efficiency, as well as between government and market, in urban-rural and regional development by providing theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence. Urban-rural development in China is underst

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ward Balanced Growth with Economic Agglomeration Empirical Studies of China's Urban-Rural and Interregional Development

Toward Balanced Growth with Economic Agglomeration

Zhao Chen Ming Lu •

Toward Balanced Growth with Economic Agglomeration Empirical Studies of China’s Urban-Rural and Interregional Development

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Ming Lu Antai College of Economics and Management Shanghai Jiaotong University Shanghai China

Zhao Chen China Center for Economic Studies Fudan University Shanghai China

The Chinese edition is originally published by Peking University Press. This translation is published by arrangement with Peking University Press, Beijing, China. All rights reserved. No reproduction and distribution without permission. ISBN 978-3-662-47411-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-47412-9

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Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 The Power of Space: Density, Distance and Division 1.2 Understanding Urban-Rural and Regional Development in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Contents and Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 Significance of This Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Urban-Rural Integration and Spatial Agglomeration in the Process of Chinese Urbanization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 What Kind of Urbanization Do We Need?. . . . . . . . 2.2 Spatial Agglomeration and Scale Effect in Urban Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 Misunderstanding About Urbanization and Urban Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .