Infrastructure and Regional Development in the People's Republic of China
Zhao, Zhijun; Kanamori, Toshiki | June 2007
Abstract
This paper investigates the relationship between infrastructure and rural economic development. It begins by reviewing the progress of Chinese economic and rural reform and analyzes the challenges faced by the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Then, based on the review, an endogenous growth model is created to show the channel and mechanism of public infrastructure impacting production and consumption. Next, an empirical study is carried out in order to identify the role of different kinds of infrastructure in rural development. The paper also discusses the interaction between institutional arrangement (soft infrastructure) and hard infrastructure. Finally, some suggestions and implications beneficial to the rural development of the PRC are drawn from theoretical and empirical studies.
Citation
Zhao, Zhijun; Kanamori, Toshiki. 2007. Infrastructure and Regional Development in the People's Republic of China. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/3657. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Climate
Climate change
Climate impacts assessment
Global climate change
Rural Development
Rural Development Projects
Rural Development Research
Aid And Development
Asian Development Bank
Comprehensive Development Framework
Development Cooperation
Development Management
Development Planning
Development Strategies
Climatic change
Climatic influence
Climatology
Investment bank
Investment policy
Rural areas
Rural economy
Rural planning
Rural poverty
Development potential
Rural planning
Aid coordination
Industrial projects
Infrastructure projects
Natural resources policy
Educational development
City planning
Urban climatology
Bank investment
Capital investment
Investment banking
Venture capital
Communication in rural development
Communication in community development
Economic development projects
Development banks
Economic forecasting
Environmental auditing
Cumulative effects assessment
Human rights and globalization
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