Land regulating economy as a policy instrument in urban China

Jiayu Wu; Qi Guo; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2019.06.009

Land regulating economy as a policy instrument in urban China

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The regulation of urban land in China has become more important as a policy instrument, suggesting that land supply may be a catalyst for urban economic growth. Based on official data on land use change for the period 2005 to 2014, an econometric model of urban GDP growth reveals lagged effects of land supply on economic growth. Land supply has a more significant effect on economic growth in prefecture-level cities than in county-level cities. City size and development stage also shape the effects of land on economic growth; in addition, land plays different roles in economic growth in eastern coastal cities and in cities in the central and western parts of China. Different land use allocations have been successfully used as a tool for fostering economic growth in urban China.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	225-234
Number of pages	10
Journal	Cities
Volume	94
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2019.06.009
State	Published - Nov 2019

Keywords

China
Lagged effect
Land regulation
Two-level land supply regime
Urban economic growth

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Development
Sociology and Political Science
Urban Studies
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

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