Towards Diverse Balance: Transformation of Traditional Planning Mechanisms for Old Town Renewal in China from an Institutional Perspective

Author: Guo Xiangmin
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The author chooses the perspective of institutional analysis as a research breakthrough, introducing cutting-edge theories from new institutional economics and public administration to dissect the current government-led unified planning mechanism in China. Through numerous detailed cases, the book systematically explains the operational process of traditional planning mechanisms as a system, the flaws within it and their causes, as well as how to address the shortcomings of the existing planning mechanism.