China Urbanizes : Consequences, Strategies, and Policies

by Yusuf, Shahid; Saich, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780821372111
• ISBN10: 0821372114
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-18
• Publisher: World Bank

Summary

The key challenges facing China in the next two decades derive from the ongoing process of urbanization. China's urbanization rate in 2005 was about 43%. Over the next 10-15 years, it is expected to rise to well over 50%, adding an additional 200 million mainly rural migrants to the current urban population of 560 million. How China copes with such a large migration flow will strongly influence rural-urban inequality, the pace at which urban centers expand their economic performance, and the urban environment. The growing population will necessitate a big push strategy to maintain a high rate of investment in housing and the urban physical infrastructure and urban services. To finance such expansion will require a significant strengthening and diversification of China's financial system. Growing cities will greatly increase consumption of energy and water. Containing this without at the same time constraining the economic performance of cities or the improvement in the standards of living will call for enlightened policies, strategies, careful urban planning, and significant technological advances. This volume identifies the key developments to watch and discusses the policies which would affect the course as well as the fruitfulness of change.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Contributors	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xiii
Optimizing Urban Development	p. 1
Rural-Urban Inequality in China	p. 41
Migration, Hukou, and the City	p. 65
Poverty and Vulnerability	p. 91
Finance for Urban Centers	p. 107
Energy Policy	p. 125
Water and Urbanization	p. 157
The Changing Role of Urban Government	p. 181
Index	p. 207
Box
The Survey on Citizen Satisfaction with Government	p. 193
Figures
Financial Development in Selected Countries, 2005	p. 10
Investment in Urban Infrastructure in Shanghai, as Percentage of GDP, 1985-2004	p. 22
Real Urban and Rural per Capita Income, 1978-2005	p. 42
Ratio of Real Rural to Real Urban per Capita Income, 1989-2005	p. 43
Grain and Agricultural Input Price Indices, 1993-2005	p. 52
Government Service Satisfaction/Importance Matrix	p. 194
Citizen Satisfaction with Different Levels of Government, 2003-05	p. 195
Citizen Satisfaction with Different Levels of Government, by Income Level, 2003	p. 196
Urban Respondents' Rating of Satisfaction with and Importance of Various Government Functions, 2003	p. 200
Organization of Urban Government	p. 205
Tables
Percentage of Population Living in Urban Areas in Selected Asian Countries, 1980-2005	p. 2
Urban Population in China and East Asia, 1960-2005	p. 2
Rice, Wheat, and Maize Yields in Selected Countries and Regions, 1997-2002	p. 16
Size of "Floating" and Migrant Population, 1990 and 2000	p. 71
Interprovincial Migration within and between Regions, 1990 and 2000	p. 73
Self-Declared Reasons for Intercounty Migration	p. 74
Energy Production and Consumption, 1991-2005	p. 130
Projected Demand for Primary Energy and Oil in Selected Countries in 2025	p. 131
Alternative Projections of Growth in Final Energy Demand in China, by Sector	p. 132
Energy Intensity, 1991-2005	p. 133
Total Energy Consumption, by Sector, 1997-2005	p. 138
Imports and Exports of Energy, by Type, 1991-2005	p. 144
Population of China, 1980-2005, by Region	p. 161
Gross Water Availability per Capita, in North and South, 1980-2005	p. 162
Water Use, by Sector, 1980-2005	p. 167
Subnational Expenditure Shares and Functional Allocations in Selected Asian Countries	p. 188
Urban Residents' Attitudes toward Government Behavior, 2005	p. 196
Highest- and Lowest-Rated Categories of Government Service by Urban Residents, 2003 and 2005	p. 198
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