The Necessary Path to Building a Well-Off Society in an All-Round Way - A Study on the Urbanization Process in Guangdong

Author: Liu Jianping et al.
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: This book comprehensively studies the urbanization process in Guangdong, summarizing successful experiences and identifying gaps and shortcomings. It aims to reveal and explain that taking a path of urbanization with Chinese characteristics is the necessary way for China to achieve a well-off society in an all-round way. At the same time, it acknowledges the arduous task of completing the goal of building a well-off society and recognizes that many key issues must be addressed and focused on in the process of advancing urbanization. Since the reform and opening-up, Guangdong Province, especially the Pearl River Delta region, has experienced a gradual evolution from rural areas to towns, from towns to cities, and then from cities to urban agglomerations. In the process of urbanization, the rural economy has flourished, the foundational role of agriculture has been strengthened, and the level of rural residents' spiritual civilization has been enhanced, enabling them to advance together with urban residents toward building a well-off society in an all-round way.