The Necessary Path to a Well-Off Society: A Study on Guangdong's Urbanization Process

Author: Liu Jianping
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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 highlights the many key issues that need attention and resolution in advancing urbanization. Since the reform and opening-up, Guangdong Province, especially the Pearl River Delta region, has undergone a gradual evolution from rural areas to towns, from towns to cities, and then from cities to city clusters. In the process of urbanization, the rural economy has flourished, the foundation 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.