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Rethinking “New Countryside Construction”: Lessons Learnt from the Guangzhou Luogang District, China

In: Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate

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  • Yao Dai

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Siu Wai Wong

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Bo-Sin Tang

    (The University of Hong Kong)

  • Jinlong Liu

    (Renmin University of China)

Abstract

China’s nationwide “New Countryside Construction” policy promotes integrated urban-rural development by spending public resources to improve infrastructure and social services in the rural areas. Although its primary aim is to revitalize agricultural production and enhance peasants’ livelihood, this policy has had many unexpected consequences for urban growth and local governance. This study examines the local implementation of this policy and its impact on urban transformation and local state building. Based on an in-depth analysis of local governance restructuring in the Guangzhou Luogang District, the study explores how the local authority has shifted its strategy from a single-minded pursuit of industrial-led development to a full-fledged administrative agenda, through engaging the participation of village organizations and villagers in land management and social welfare provisions. Reflecting on the GLD experience, this study proposes a new perspective for interpreting the transformation of local governance under China’s new strategy for urbanizing the rural countryside.

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  • Yao Dai & Siu Wai Wong & Bo-Sin Tang & Jinlong Liu, 2021. "Rethinking “New Countryside Construction”: Lessons Learnt from the Guangzhou Luogang District, China," Springer Books, in: Fenjie Long & Sheng Zheng & Yuzhe Wu & Gangying Yang & Yan Yang (ed.), Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, pages 53-65, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-15-3977-0_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-3977-0_4
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