Institutional change and diversity in the transfer of land development rights in China: The case of Chengdu

Urban Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 473-489

  Shi, Chen ^a   Tang, Bo Sin ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; institutions; new institutional economics; rural land; transfer of development rights

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; PROPERTY RIGHTS; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; VILLAGE;

CHENGDU; CHINA; SICHUAN;

EID: 85067940513     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098019845527     Document Type: Article

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