Chen Tianming

Keywords： Urbanization; Metropolitan Areas; Governance; Financing; Developing Countries

Abstract：

In addition to the larger numbers and sizes of cities, the increasing connectivity between cities and their surrounding areas is another key characteristic of China’s current urbanization. It is in accordance with the main feature of a metropolitan area concept. To ensure the healthy growth of these emerging metropolitan areas, it is necessary to solve the challenging governance issues. The key is to balance the tension between the fragmented authority and holistic governance and govern the extending transboundary public affairs. Governing and Financing Cities in the Developing World focuses on the governance and financial issues in developing countries, which are also relevant to China. Therefore, this paper introduces the relevant perspectives of the book and discusses their implications for governing and financing China’s metropolitan areas.

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