Reconsolidation of state power into urbanising villages: Shareholding reforms as a strategy for governance in the Pearl River Delta region

Urban Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 689-704

  Wong, Siu Wai ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; governance; shareholding reforms; state; urbanisation

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; ECONOMIC REFORM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HOUSING MARKET; PROPERTY RIGHTS; STATE ROLE; URBAN ECONOMY; URBANIZATION; VILLAGE;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84958087859     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098015569672     Document Type: Article

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