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020			_a9781464803864 _c39.99 USD
020			_z9781464802065
035			_a(The World Bank)210206
110	2		_aThe World Bank
245	1	0	_aUrban China _h[electronic resource] _bToward Efficient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Urbanization
260			_aWashington, D.C., _bThe World Bank, _c2014
300			_a1 online resource (624 p.)
520	3		_aIn the last 30 years, China’s record economic growth lifted half a billion people out of poverty, with rapid urbanization providing abundant labor, cheap land, and good infrastructure. While China has avoided some of the common ills of urbanization, strains are showing as inefficient land development leads to urban sprawl and ghost towns, pollution threatens people’s health, and farmland and water resources are becoming scarce. With China’s urban population projected to rise to about one billion - or close to 70 percent of the country’s population - by 2030, China’s leaders are seeking a more coordinated urbanization process. Urban China is a joint research report by a team from the World Bank and the Development Research Center of China’s State Council which was established to address the challenges and opportunities of urbanization in China and to help China forge a new model of urbanization. The report takes as its point of departure the conviction that China's urbanization can become more efficient, inclusive, and sustainable. However, it stresses that achieving this vision will require strong support from both government and the markets for policy reforms in a number of area. The report proposes six main areas for reform: first, amending land management institutions to foster more efficient land use, denser cities, modernized agriculture, and more equitable wealth distribution; second, adjusting the hukou household registration system to increase labor mobility and provide urban migrant workers equal access to a common standard of public services; third, placing urban finances on a more sustainable footing while fostering financial discipline among local governments; fourth, improving urban planning to enhance connectivity and encourage scale and agglomeration economies; fifth, reducing environmental pressures through more efficient resource management; and sixth, improving governance at the local level.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		4	_aBusiness & Economics
650		4	_aDevelopment
650		4	_aEconomic Development
650		4	_aEquitable Access
650		4	_aFood Security
650		4	_aLabor Markets
650		4	_aLand Management
650		4	_aSocial Services
650		4	_aSustainable Urban Growth
650		4	_aUrban Development
710	2		_aDevelopment Research Center of the State Council
710	2		_aThe World Bank
776	0	8	_aPrint Version: _z9781464802065
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library.
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-0206-5
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