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The Spatial Logic of Economic Development in Contemporary China. G. William Skinner Professor of Anthropology University of California, Davis. Market Day. Courtyard of the market-town temple. Gaodianzi ( 高店子 ) , market town east of Chengdu. Sichuan, 1949. Gaodianzi ( 高店子 ) in 2008.
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The Spatial Logic of Economic Development in Contemporary China G. William Skinner Professor of Anthropology University of California, Davis
Market Day Courtyard of the market-town temple Gaodianzi (高店子), market town east of Chengdu. Sichuan, 1949
Gaodianzi (高店子) in 2008 The former center of town (about where the car is) High-rise apartments housing the townspeople and former peasants
Three-zone Regionalization of China The version adopted for the Seventh Five-Year Plan (1986-1990)
China’s Macroregional Systems Showing provincial boundaries and metropolises (high-order cities) Note the relationship between Macroregional boundaries (black) and Provincial boundaries (red)
Urban-Rural Continuum Lower Yangzi Macroregion, 2000
Regional City Systems (RCS) Lower Yangzi Macroregion, 2000
Regional Systems Index Lower Yangzi Macroregion, 2000 High Low
Core-Periphery Zoning within the Lower Yangzi Macroregion, 2000 Zoning that emphasizes concentricity within the region as a whole
Core-Periphery Zones (CPZ) Lower Yangzi Macroregion, 2000
Construction of the Hierarchical Regional Systems (HRS) matrix CPZ URC
Indicators of Modern Transformation and Improved Living Standards