Conclusions: an institutional and cultural explanation of China's unique urban development trajectory

Sun Sheng Han () and Ning Yan ()

Chapter 11 in Institutions, Culture and the Chinese City, 2025, pp 245-259 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Chapter 11 concludes the book. Key messages include: 1) the Chinese city has been an active agent in China's institutional swirl. It is owned and managed by the Chinese Communist Party and its government, creating a new breed of cities distinct from both past Chinese cities and other cities worldwide; 2) institutions and culture shape the Chinese city by defining key roles and relationships, facilitating the implementation of national development strategies through step-by-step bureaucracy, leapfrog intervention and large-scale trendy movements – fengchao. The overreaching effects are an indispensable part of policy implementation and the fengchao processes; 3) personal differences among top communist leaders and the contradictions between long-term communist goals and the immediate needs of society are root causes of the Chinese style of urbanisation, characterised by policy twists and turns; and 4) the institutional and cultural perspective can address questions about sustainability and transferability related to the Chinese city, opening a window for future research.

Keywords: Institutional swirl; Step-by-step bureaucracy; Leapfrog intervention; Fengchao; Overreaching effect; Policy twists (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035312429
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