The Role of Towns in Chinese Regional Development: The Case of Guangdong Province

George C. S. Lin and Laurence J.C. Ma
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George C. S. Lin: Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2 Canada
Laurence J.C. Ma: Department of Geography, University of Akron, Akron OH 44325 USA

International Regional Science Review, 1994, vol. 17, issue 1, 75-97

Abstract: Small towns in China have recently emerged as the most dynamic element of national development and urbanization in the post-reform era. Two types of towns in China's southern province of Guangdong are quantitatively analyzed to reveal their functional features. The county capitals and market towns are found to be different in the forms of enterprise ownership, employment structure, educational and health facilities, urban infrastructure, and in the absorption of surplus rural labor. Manufacturing dominates the employment of both types of towns, transforming them from traditional marketing centers to contemporary industrial centers. Policies should be designed to facilitate the growth of the collectively owned town industries to avoid competition with the state-owned industries.

Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.1177/016001769401700104

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