The variegated role of the state in different gated neighbourhoods in China

Tingting Lu, Fangzhu Zhang and Fulong Wu
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Tingting Lu: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Fangzhu Zhang: University College London, UK
Fulong Wu: University College London, UK

Urban Studies, 2020, vol. 57, issue 8, 1642-1659

Abstract: Housing commodification has led to the development of gated neighbourhoods in China. However, the types of gated neighbourhoods are very different from each other, and include ‘commodity housing’, affordable housing and resettlement housing. They might not be the same as the commonly known ‘gated communities’, which are characterised by both gating and private governance. Using three cases in the city of Wenzhou, we analyse the motivations for development, service provision and property management, and neighbourhood control. In commodity housing, the state is still visible and self-governance is limited, while the real estate developer leads land development and property management. In affordable housing, the state regulates the standards and the prices of services, while the developer is the provider of these services. In resettlement housing, the state uses a state-owned enterprise to relocate households, while the homeowners’ association and the service charges are ineffective. All these cases demonstrate the important and variegated role of the state and provide a more nuanced understanding of these gated neighbourhoods.

Keywords: development; gated communities; governance; housing; urban China; å ‘å±•; é—¨ç¦ å° åŒº; æ²»ç †; ä½ æˆ¿; 中国城市 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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