Concerns about the duration of China's growth and hence the question of a permanent significant contribution of China … to world economic growth relate, amongst other things, to the problem of reducing regional disparity in China. While … China's high average growth is driven by a small number of rapidly developing provinces, the majority of provinces have …

China is understood from a regional perspective, while the core issue of urban-rural and regional development is cross … agglomeration effects in eastern regions. For some time now, China has lacked a suitable mechanism to enable residents in … underdeveloped and rural areas to share in the achievements of economic agglomeration. As a result, China should not slow down …