Effective Supply Mechanism of Urban Public Goods

Baijun Wu serves as a professor at the School of Business, East China University of Science and Technology, concurrently holding positions as the president of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences at East China University of Science and Technology, as well as the director of the Shanghai Public Economy and Social Governance Research Center. His primary research areas include economic development theory, public economy theory, and urban and regional development in China. To date, he has authored over 70 academic papers and published 10 monographs, translations, and co-authored works. He has successfully led and completed three projects funded by the National Social Science Foundation, notably the "Path of Urbanization with Chinese Characteristics," as well as a major project sponsored by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, titled "Study on the Effective Supply Mechanism of Urban Public Goods." Additionally, he has also led and concluded the key project of the National Social Science Foundation, "Research on Enhancing the Urban-Rural Integrated Development Mechanism."Maogang Tang, who holds a Ph.D. in economics, serves as an associate professor at the School of Business, East China University of Science and Technology. His primary research interests encompass land economics and institutions, environmental economics and policy, as well as public economics. He has published over 30 published papers in prestigious academic journals such as Economic Research Journal (in Chinese), Ecological Economics, Energy Policy, and Economic Modelling. He has also successfully led projects funded by the National Social Science Foundation of China and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation.Zhen Li, holding a Ph.D. in economics, is a lecturer at the School of Public Finance and Taxation, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics. His primary research focus lies in the field of environmental and development economics. He has published many papers in reputable academic journals such as Applied Economics, Energy Policy, and Ecological Economics.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Evolution of Urban Public Goods Provision Mechanisms.- 3. Empirical Research on the Supply Mechanisms of Urban Public Goods.- 4. Investment and Financing Mechanisms for Urban Public Goods.- 5. The Supply Mechanism of Urban Public Infrastructure.