Shifting emphasis in the role of the state
Urban housing reform in China1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6233658 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ahmed Shafiqul Huque (0000-0002-0232-4493, McMaster University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 53-74 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02185370508434258 |
| OpenAlex | W2095344882 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
Studies on the role of the state and its control over the economy favour a reduction of state involvement in the process. While such efforts were conducive to the political and economic arrangements in the capitalist world, China presented an entirely different challenge. The state played a dominant role in the production and delivery of all public goods and exercised effective control over the economy in China. However, the changing circumstances following China's adoption of liberalisation have set in motion a number of changes including an apparent reduction of state control over the economy. A case in point is the shift in the role of the state in the production and distribution of public housing in the urban areas. There have been efforts to introduce a market system in housing provision through privatisation, commercialisation and socialisation, and these have resulted in increased private home ownership as well as the formulation of new regulations to govern the real estate market. The intention was to gradually transfer the responsibility of production and management of this essential commodity to property development and professional management companies. However, the state has continued to play a prominent role on the pretext of protecting the citizens from negative consequences of the reforms. The state must take into consideration the nature of the society and its tradition of providing public services and adjust policies to derive maximum benefit from the reforms. As a result, the role of the state has shifted, rather than reduced, and the transformation provides a new perspective on the potential pitfalls in liberalising and rolling back the state
China · Economic system · Economics · Emphasis (telecommunications · Political science · State (computer science · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Computer Science · Urbanization and City Planning
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Housing Policy and Practice in China
Government by the Market?
Restructuring Political Power in China
Redefining State and Market
China's urban housing market development
China's Housing Reform
Housing affordability in Shenzhen special economic zone
From Welfare Housing to Home Ownership
Housing Reform and its Impacts on the Urban Poor in China
Increasing Home Ownership in Urban China
China's Urban Housing Reform
The Process of Commercialisation of Urban Housing in China
Commercial Housing Development in Urban China
Commodification of Housing With Chinese Characteristics
Socialism and the end of the perpetual reform state in China
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2021 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |