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The Process of Commercialisation of Urban Housing in China

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  • Ya Ping Wang

    (School of Planning and Housing, Edinburgh College of Art/Heriot-WattUniversity, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF, UK)

  • Alan Murie

    (Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS), The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK)

Abstract

The role of the state in housing has been the subject of controversial debate recently in China. More and more decision-makers consider that the supply of housing should be left to market forces of demand and supply. Various new policies have been introduced from as early as 1979, designed to commercialise and reform the public-sector-dominated housing system. This paper provides a review of housing reforms and a systematic account of the key features of the commercialisation process. It focuses principally on the attempts to privatise public-sector housing in urban areas in the context of the major characteristics and problems of the urban housing system, the development of reform policies and legislation and current reform practice.

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  • Ya Ping Wang & Alan Murie, 1996. "The Process of Commercialisation of Urban Housing in China," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 33(6), pages 971-989, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:33:y:1996:i:6:p:971-989
    DOI: 10.1080/00420989650011690
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    6. Fleisher, Belton M. & Yin, Yong & Hills, Stephen M., 1997. "The role of housing privatization and labor-market reform in China's dual economy," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 8(1), pages 1-17.
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    8. Linn, Joshua & Wang, Zhongmin & Xie, Lunyu, 2018. "The long-run effects of housing location on travel behavior: Evidence from China's housing reform," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 114-140.

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