Restructuring for Growth in Development Zones, China: A Systematic Literature and Policy Review (1984–2022)
China’s development zones have been enjoying a process of dramatic growth and restructuring since the start of the new millennium, which has been extensively documented in the literature. The growth stems from the increased scope and expansion in demand created by China’s economic growth, as well as...
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| description | China’s development zones have been enjoying a process of dramatic growth and restructuring since the start of the new millennium, which has been extensively documented in the literature. The growth stems from the increased scope and expansion in demand created by China’s economic growth, as well as gradual global economic reconfiguration, which has, in itself, become a factor in advancing the country’s spiraling economic growth. This article examines the trajectory of the growth and restructuring of China’s development zones since 1984, by reviewing critical policies and their measures and effects, as well as academic research in this field, focusing on transitional stages, features and mechanisms. Based on different academic viewpoints, the work sets out a three-pronged conceptual framework composed of institutional transition, industrial evolution and land use transformation to systematize the growth process. In recent years, the restructuring of development zones has come to be considered as a comprehensive and complex issue, and its main challenges arise from factors such as overcoming outdated institutional arrangements, strengthening market participation, promoting high-end industrial agglomeration and breaking the bottleneck of inefficient land use. This article uses a multi-dimensional, logical approach to address the growth of development zones, and examines relevant practices and studies so as to explore the deeply rooted correlations between different dimensions in more depth and to examine the innate and unchanged logic involved in the restructuring of development zones. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe45cb1cb2c84934b6d5c43a56269a1b2023-12-03T15:17:15ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2022-06-0111797210.3390/land11070972Restructuring for Growth in Development Zones, China: A Systematic Literature and Policy Review (1984–2022)Lingfan Yang0Xiaolong Luo1Ziyao Ding2Xiaoman Liu3Zongni Gu4School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, ChinaChina’s development zones have been enjoying a process of dramatic growth and restructuring since the start of the new millennium, which has been extensively documented in the literature. The growth stems from the increased scope and expansion in demand created by China’s economic growth, as well as gradual global economic reconfiguration, which has, in itself, become a factor in advancing the country’s spiraling economic growth. This article examines the trajectory of the growth and restructuring of China’s development zones since 1984, by reviewing critical policies and their measures and effects, as well as academic research in this field, focusing on transitional stages, features and mechanisms. Based on different academic viewpoints, the work sets out a three-pronged conceptual framework composed of institutional transition, industrial evolution and land use transformation to systematize the growth process. In recent years, the restructuring of development zones has come to be considered as a comprehensive and complex issue, and its main challenges arise from factors such as overcoming outdated institutional arrangements, strengthening market participation, promoting high-end industrial agglomeration and breaking the bottleneck of inefficient land use. This article uses a multi-dimensional, logical approach to address the growth of development zones, and examines relevant practices and studies so as to explore the deeply rooted correlations between different dimensions in more depth and to examine the innate and unchanged logic involved in the restructuring of development zones.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/7/972development zonesexport processing zonesscience parksrestructuringdecentralizationglobalization |
| spellingShingle | Lingfan Yang Xiaolong Luo Ziyao Ding Xiaoman Liu Zongni Gu Restructuring for Growth in Development Zones, China: A Systematic Literature and Policy Review (1984–2022) Land development zones export processing zones science parks restructuring decentralization globalization |
| title | Restructuring for Growth in Development Zones, China: A Systematic Literature and Policy Review (1984–2022) |
| title_full | Restructuring for Growth in Development Zones, China: A Systematic Literature and Policy Review (1984–2022) |
| title_fullStr | Restructuring for Growth in Development Zones, China: A Systematic Literature and Policy Review (1984–2022) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Restructuring for Growth in Development Zones, China: A Systematic Literature and Policy Review (1984–2022) |
| title_short | Restructuring for Growth in Development Zones, China: A Systematic Literature and Policy Review (1984–2022) |
| title_sort | restructuring for growth in development zones china a systematic literature and policy review 1984 2022 |
| topic | development zones export processing zones science parks restructuring decentralization globalization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/7/972 |
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