How Unique is ‘China Model’: A Review of Theoretical Perspectives on China's Urbanization in Anglophone Literature

WANG Fenglong; LIU Yungang

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WANG Fenglong, LIU Yungang. How Unique is ‘China Model’: A Review of Theoretical Perspectives on China's Urbanization in Anglophone Literature[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2015, 25(1): 98-112. doi: 10.1007/s11769-014-0713-2

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WANG Fenglong, LIU Yungang. How Unique is ‘China Model’: A Review of Theoretical Perspectives on China's Urbanization in Anglophone Literature[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2015, 25(1): 98-112. doi: 10.1007/s11769-014-0713-2

How Unique is ‘China Model’: A Review of Theoretical Perspectives on China's Urbanization in Anglophone Literature

doi: 10.1007/s11769-014-0713-2

WANG Fenglong^1,2,
LIU Yungang^1
,

1.
School of Geography Sciences and Planning, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Urbanization and Geo-simulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;
2.
Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China

Funds: Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41271165, 41130747), Humanities and Social Science Research Planning Fund, Ministry of Education of China (No. 12YJAGJW007)

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Corresponding author: LIU Yungang. E-mail: liuyung@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Received Date: 2014-01-17
Rev Recd Date: 2014-04-25
Publish Date: 2014-11-27

Abstract

As a major aspect of the ‘China Model’, urbanization in China is being heatedly discussed in the Anglophone literature in the last two decades. By considering China's urbanization as a ‘testing ground’ of ‘western’ theories, these studies are important for the understanding of China's ongoing urban restructuring and exchanging knowledge with ‘western’ insights. Based on a survey of existing studies, this paper identifies various endogenous and exogenous concepts and explanations of China's urbanization. It is suggested that China's urbanization is mainly driven by a combination of political decentralization and neoliberalization with various forms of social stratification and mobility. However, it is argued that the distinctness of the ‘China Model’, which is usually used to support the legitimacy of studies of China's urbanization, has led to many controversial arguments and diminished the due contributions of Chinese scholars in the knowledge production of China's urbanization. To consolidate the legitimacy of studies on China's urbanization and enhance the roles of Chinese scholars, we suggest future studies to pay more attentions to the fundamental theories with looser constraints and ‘true questions’ on China's urbanization.
- theoretical perspective,
- urbanization,
- endogenous,
- exogenous,
- China Model

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How Unique is ‘China Model’: A Review of Theoretical Perspectives on China's Urbanization in Anglophone Literature

1. School of Geography Sciences and Planning, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Urbanization and Geo-simulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;

2. Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China

Corresponding author: LIU Yungang. E-mail: liuyung@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Received Date: 2014-01-17

Rev Recd Date: 2014-04-25

Publish Date: 2014-11-27

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Abstract: As a major aspect of the ‘China Model’, urbanization in China is being heatedly discussed in the Anglophone literature in the last two decades. By considering China's urbanization as a ‘testing ground’ of ‘western’ theories, these studies are important for the understanding of China's ongoing urban restructuring and exchanging knowledge with ‘western’ insights. Based on a survey of existing studies, this paper identifies various endogenous and exogenous concepts and explanations of China's urbanization. It is suggested that China's urbanization is mainly driven by a combination of political decentralization and neoliberalization with various forms of social stratification and mobility. However, it is argued that the distinctness of the ‘China Model’, which is usually used to support the legitimacy of studies of China's urbanization, has led to many controversial arguments and diminished the due contributions of Chinese scholars in the knowledge production of China's urbanization. To consolidate the legitimacy of studies on China's urbanization and enhance the roles of Chinese scholars, we suggest future studies to pay more attentions to the fundamental theories with looser constraints and ‘true questions’ on China's urbanization.

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