Wu, Q and Waley, P (2018) Configuring growth coalitions among the projects of urban aggrandizement in Kunming, Southwest China. Urban Geography, 39 (2). pp. 282-298. ISSN 0272-3638
Abstract
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.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017, Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Urban Geography on 10 April 2017, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2017.1314171 |
Keywords: | Urban restructuring, growth coalitions, city-building organizations, Kunming, China |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > SOG: Cities & Social Justice (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Apr 2017 10:42 |
Last Modified: | 10 Apr 2018 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/02723638.2017.1314171 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:114748 |