Searching for a new dynamic of industrialization and urbanization: anatomy of China’s characteristic town program
Searching for a new dynamic of industrialization and urbanization: anatomy of China’s characteristic town program
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DOI：
10.1080/02723638.2018.1433926
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发表时间：
2018-01
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Yonghua Zou;Wanxia Zhao
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作者：
Yonghua Zou;Wanxia Zhao
摘要 特色小镇建设是中国最新的工业化、城镇化战略之一。特色小镇起源于浙江，有望成为产业升级、推进城镇化的平台。本文试图通过考察特色小镇产生的原因以及阐明小镇的组成部分来分析特色小镇规划。本文认为，这一探索性的地方计划已被纳入国家层面的战略，因为特色小镇的基本理念符合中国的几项关键政策。此外，本文还提出了特色小镇建设遇到的挑战。特色小镇建设可以看作是创业型政府的新尝试，也是产业升级时期资本的空间定位。本文有助于我们更好地理解中国寻找工业化、城镇化新动力的探索之一。
ABSTRACT The characteristic town program is one of China’s latest industrialization and urbanization strategies. Originating in Zhejiang, characteristic towns are expected to serve as platforms for industrial upgrading and the promotion urbanization. This paper attempts to analyze the characteristic town program by examining the reasons behind the origination of characteristic towns, as well as elucidating the towns’ components. The paper argues that this exploratory local program has been leveraged into a national-level strategy because the primary idea underlying characteristic towns has been in accordance with several of China’s critical policies. Furthermore, the paper presents the challenges that the characteristic town program has encountered. The characteristic town program can be viewed as a new effort of entrepreneurial governments and a spatial fix for capital during the period of industrial upgrading. This paper helps us to better understand one of China’s explorations in searching for a new dynamic of industrialization and urbanization.