文档介绍：New Analytical Approaches to Urban Governance in China:
The Identification of Governance Modes in the Process of Changing Urban Strategies in Guang-
zhou
Friederike Schröder
Abstract
Since the beginning of China’s reform process in the late 1970s, Guangzhou has witnessed a relative decline in
its role as central city in the Pearl River Delta (South China). This diminished city role is due to the rise of other
cities in the Pearl River Delta where there has been taking place increasing inter-petition especially from
Shenzhen. In order to reposition itself and enhance petitiveness, Guangzhou established a new develop-
ment strategy in 2000 that involved the anization of the city. The administrative boundary was expanded
through annexations as a measure to gain control over surrounding areas. Furthermore, urban space was admin-
istratively restructured to promote certain parts of the city. This paper is aimed to identify urban governance
modes in the course of Guangzhou’s restructuring process, with a major focus on the creation of the Luogang
District in the East of Guangzhou. The argument builds upon analytical directions by an integrated model of urban
governance developed by DiGaetano/Strom (2003).
Introduction
Since the beginning of the reform process in the late 1970s, China’s cities have been undergoing tre-
mendous transformatio