L9 - China Flashcards
1
Q
Friedmann 2006’s 4 thesis
A
1.unprecedented
2.multidimensional process
3.rural+urban related
4.endogenous and china specific
2
Q
China facts
A
140 cities > 1m population
3
Q
urbanisation of people?
A
1.migrant relocation to urban
2.interior-costal
3.villages-cities-SEZ
4
Q
What is Hukou?
A
a key institutional factor - the registration of a household - can be rural/urban…
excludes certain segments of the population from receiving social welfare and state support
5
Q
urbanisation of land?
A
1994 ‘tax-sharing’ system - authorities paying tax proportionate to local income, thus encouraging municipalities to invest in land development = GDP-ism + inter-city competition
