This study analyzes whole range of locally-specific governance structures and practices in Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai. Extending this line of inquiry to the village level, we examine how the local governments has engaged village organizations, villagers and other actors in resolving land conflicts and various problems arising from rapid urbanization under the context of China’s urban-rural dualist system. 

本项目分析了广州，北京和上海的不同治理架构和治理实践。我们研究了在中国城乡二元体系的背景下，地方政府如何与村集体、村民及其他行动者共同解决高速城市化带来的土地冲突和其他问题。

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This research aims at (1) advancing the understanding of how and why local governance practice and outcome vary from place to place in urbanizing China; and(2) reflecting on the findings of this research, we hope to contribute to the broader intellectual discourse about state restructuring and local governance in the global context, which have exhibited policy moves towards state power decentralization, public-private partnership, citizen empowerment and civic engagement as alternative governing strategies in realizing collective interests under the powerful influence of economic globalization and neo-liberalization.
本项目旨在（1）促进对中国城市化进程中地方治理实践区域差异性的理解;（2）希望在全球背景下为更广泛的关于国家重组和地方治理的理论体系构建做出贡献，已有研究探讨了在经济全球化和新自由化的强大影响下实现集体利益的替代治理策略，包括政府分权，公私合作，公民赋权和公民参与等。

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Acknowledgement 致谢

Research findings of this study come from a research grant from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 本研究受到香港理工大学资助​

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