How Does New-Type Urbanization Affect the Subjective Well-Being of Urban and Rural Residents? Evidence from 28 Provinces of China

Chu Li, Jinming Yan and Ze Xu
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Chu Li: Department of Land & Real Estate Management, School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
Jinming Yan: Department of Land & Real Estate Management, School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
Ze Xu: Department of Land & Real Estate Management, School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-17

Abstract: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the National New-type Urbanization Plan (2014–2020) put forward the novel principle of “people-oriented” policy. Has the Chinese government’s plan achieved the expected results? To answer this question, the present study evaluates the impacts of New-type Urbanization on the subjective well-being (SWB) of residents. Based on the IV Ordered Probit Model and the data of Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS), we determined that (1) living in cities has a positive impact on SWB, and this impact is significant at a statistical level of 1%; (2) urban household registration (hukou) has no significant impact on SWB; and (3) “Gender”, “Income”, “Job”, “Politics”, “Education”, “Marriage”, and “Health” have significant effects on SWB. To improve residents’ SWB, the government should enhance the attractiveness of the city and significantly reform the household registration system.

Keywords: New-type Urbanization; people-oriented; subjective well-being; IV Ordered Probit Model; Chinese General Social Survey; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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