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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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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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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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This paper studies the impact of migrant children on their parents' occupation choice and wage income using a dataset from a household survey conducted in 2011. We find that the heads of migrant households with school-age children earn significantly less than those who left them at their place...
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This paper focuses on the relationship between corporate governance and corporate performance by initial public offerings (IPOs) of Kazakhstan state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the transition economies of Central Asia. It argues that privatization (i.e., IPO) has different effects depending on...
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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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after the urbanization process. However, this work raises the concern that in a context of increased inflation and …
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