Urban Systems and Urban Development in the People's Republic of China

25 Pages Posted: 28 Dec 2015

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Zhao Chen

Fudan University

Ming Lu

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)

Date Written: November , 2015

Abstract

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is experiencing a trend toward population concentration in its large coastal cities. However, at the same time, there is also a distortion of city size toward small cities in the country. That is to say, the urban population in the PRC should further concentrate in large cities rather than be more equally spread out. Cross-country analysis indicates that the population size of the primary city in the PRC is smaller than its predicted value. This paper suggests that the PRC government should adjust its policies on future urbanization for fewer restrictions on the further growth of megacities.

Keywords: urbanization, megacities, population concentration

JEL Classification: O18, P25, R12

Suggested Citation

Chen, Zhao and Lu, Ming, Urban Systems and Urban Development in the People's Republic of China (November , 2015). ADBI Working Paper 552, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2708718 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2708718

Zhao Chen (Contact Author)

Fudan University ( email )

Shanghai, 200433
China

Ming Lu

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) ( email )

800 Dongchuan Rd
Minhang, Shanghai 200240
China

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