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In this paper, we explore the relationship between land policies and urbanization in the People's Republic of China … (PRC). We analyze the land policies associated with urbanization, and summarize findings related to central and local … government involvement in the process of urbanization. In particular, we explore the relationship between urbanization and land …
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This paper analyzes the housing markets and housing policies in Hong Kong, China and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Both markets face housing affordability problems due to limited land supply, for which the solutions vary considerably. Hong Kong, China has adopted a railway and property...
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opening up. Rapid urbanization in the PRC has resulted from recent decades of intense rural-urban migration. The scale of … interregional migration. Facing the challenges of fast urbanization and growing urban diseases, local governments still rely on the … lead to more social problems. Policy makers should reconsider the way to achieve efficient and harmonious urbanization by …
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This paper presents research findings on how urbanization enhances productivity and economic growth in both urban and … People's Republic of China (PRC), urbanization lags far behind industrialization. Institutional barriers against rural … for rural development, urbanization has propelled agricultural productivity, rural income, and consumption levels …
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The relationship between human capital development and urbanization in the People's Republic of China (PRC) is explored …, and guaranteeing equal opportunity for all residents are necessary for a sustainable urbanization process in the PRC. In …
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We provide an analysis of the housing market and current housing policies in three developed countries: the United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland, and the United States (US). We focus on these three countries mainly due to the marked differences in their institutional settings. The UK is...
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This paper evaluates housing policy in the Republic of Korea over the past several decades, describes new challenges arising from the changing environment, and draws lessons for other countries. The most important goals of the housing policy have been to alleviate housing shortages and to...
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This paper introduces the concept of spillover tax revenues, which are also known as "indirect" or "secondary revenues," or "externality effects." Based on a case study of high-speed rail in Taipei,China, the spillover tax revenues are identified using the regional tax data through a DID...
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The potential effects of high-speed rail (HSR) reach into many overlapping fields of interest. This paper summarizes the evolution of HSR and elaborates on the development effects of the HSR transport infrastructure. HSR can simultaneously become a core component of desired urban developments,...
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Since the Tax Sharing Reform in 1994, the local government revenue of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has faced downward risk problems. This paper reviews the fiscal and taxation reforms in the central and local governments of the PRC and focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of fiscal...
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