Exploring the Chinese Social Model

Weidong Liu is a Professor in Economic Geography and Deputy Director General, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing and Managing Editor of Area Development and Policy. Michael Dunford is Emeritus Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Sussex and a visiting professor at the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is a former Editor of Regional Studies and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Zhigao Liu is an Associate Professor in Economic Geography in the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Zhenshan Yang is Professor in Urban Geography in the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.

• 1. Introduction: the China model as a specific socially embedded market economy2. Governance instruments: the role of the party and the state3. Spatial governance instruments in China4. Special economic spaces in China5. Regional development in China6. Poverty alleviation in China7. Conclusion

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