Territorial competition in China and the West
Journal
Regional Studies
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
1
Pages
31-49
Date Issued
2008
Author(s)
Gordon, I.
Abstract
Chien S.-S. and Gordon I. Territorial competition in China and the West, Regional Studies. In modern western societies, and most other economies to which it has spread, territorial economic competition is associated with a combination of competitive electoral politics and private land-ownership. In mainland China, however, a very strong form of this competition has emerged without either of these supports. In general, the development of such local collective action and its particular effects reflect an interaction between materially interested local agents and structural pressures. The difference in China is that these agents are principally local government leaders whose career prospects within a still centralized system depend upon performance in terms of economic criteria set from above.
Subjects
Central-local relations; China; Local governance; Re-scaling; Territorial competition; Urban economic development
Other Subjects
central-local relations; competition (economics); economic development; local government; territoriality; Asia; China; Eurasia; Far East
Type
journal article