Institutions, Culture and the Chinese City by Han, Sun S.; Yan, Ning;

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This informative book explores China's culture and institutions to
discuss their impact on Chinese urbanisation in the post-1949 period. It reflects on the evolution of cities and highlights the role of
party leaders and government ideology in shaping modern China.

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This informative book explores China’s culture and institutions to discuss their impact on Chinese urbanisation in the post-1949 period. It reflects on the evolution of cities and highlights the role of party leaders and government ideology in shaping modern China.

Sun Sheng Han and Ning Yan explore the mechanisms that have disrupted or enabled Chinese modernisation, including personal differences between leaders and inherent tensions in the political system. They assess how rational decision-making, inclusive institutions, land finance, and growth incentives lead to progress, and how the misalignment of these elements results in stagnation. Ultimately, the book reconstructs prominent urbanisation models to provide readers with a systematic and critical analysis of Chinese institutions, cultures, and cities whilst looking ahead to the future.

Examining the development and myths of Chinese urbanisation, this book is a crucial read for scholars and students of urban studies, human geography, urban planning and China studies.

‘Institutions, Culture and the Chinese City provides a magisterial overview of the history of Chinese cities and institutional cultures. Sun Sheng Han and Ning Yan masterfully narrate two storylines: statesmen’s visions and the transformation of Chinese society in a long urbanisation process. The book is grand yet grounded. The perspective is highly original in revealing concrete and material causalities in the context of institutions and political cultures. It is a rare book because such an indigenous narrative has long been appealing but is challenging to achieve without a strong historical sense. It is enjoyably accessible for readers curious about the vast urban changes in China.’

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Contents
Preface x
1 Introducing the institutional and cultural perspective to
Chinese urban studies
PART I HISTORICAL INSTITUTIONS, CULTURE AND
CHINESE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Introduction to Part I
2 The roots of institutions, culture and cities in China
3 Chinese cities in the centennial transition
PART II THE CHINESE CITY UNDER MAO ZEDONG
Introduction to Part II
4 China’s institutions and culture in the Mao Era
5 Urbanisation under strict control
PART III CHINESE CITIES IN THE DENG XIAOPING ERA
Introduction to Part III
6 Deng Xiaoping and his reform policies
7 Urbanisation with Chinese characteristics
PART IV RAPID URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE POST-DENG ERA
Introduction to Part IV
Institutions, culture and the Chinese city
8 Marketisation, globalisation and the Chinese city
9 Land finance and urbanisation
10 The emerging Xi Jinping Era and the Chinese city
11 Conclusions: an institutional and cultural explanation of
China’s unique urban development trajectory
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