Configuring growth coalitions among the projects of urban aggrandizement in Kunming, Southwest China

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ID11670426
AuthorsQiyan Wu (0000-0002-1967-1192, Xi'an Jiaotong University), Paul Waley (0000-0002-2405-2353, University of Leeds, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume39
Issue2
Pages282-298
Publication date2017-04-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02723638.2017.1314171
OpenAlexW2605919453
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited25

In this paper, we examine two urban projects in Kunming, Southwest China, one a massive scheme to build a new city center on rural land outside the city, and the other, an act of urban restructuring involving the rebuilding of an old Hui (Muslim) neighborhood in the old city center. We analyze the coalition of forces configured to undertake these large-scale projects; we underline the role of specially formed city-building organizations and the support provided by the state-owned institutions that dominate the city’s political economy; and we draw attention to the caution with which the city government handled resistance to urban restructuring among Hui residents. We argue that urban growth projects in inland cities like Kunming are marked by certain features that distinguish them from similar projects in Eastern Chinese cities but maintain that nonetheless the drive for profit maximization at the expense of residents is unchanged

Business · Center (category theory · China · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Restructuring · State (computer science · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Finance

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