@article {Du:2019:0272-3638:1231,
title = "Urbanizing the periphery: infrastructure funding and local growth coalition in Chinas peasant relocation programs",
journal = "Urban Geography",
parent_itemid = "infobike://routledg/rurb20",
publishercode ="routledg",
year = "2019",
volume = "40",
number = "9",
publication date ="2019-10-21T00:00:00",
pages = "1231-1250",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0272-3638",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/rurb20/2019/00000040/00000009/art00001",
doi = "doi:10.1080/02723638.2019.1568811",
keyword = "China, Urban infrastructure funding, relocation programs, local growth coalitions",
author = "Du",
abstract = "The Chinese State has addressed the dilemma between urban growth and farmland loss by launching mass peasant relocation programs. By moving peasants into high-rises and reclaiming their living space, arable lands are created to counterbalance the farmland loss. However, the current
infrastructure funding model, which relies on local governments bank loans, falls short of supporting the relocation programs. This paper explores this latest phase of urbanization in China by examining relocation programs in two counties in Chengdu, Sichuan and Shangqiu, Henan 
before and after the transition to private investment. The paper reveals that private investors are becoming the main funders of relocation programs, and that the transition to private investment in relocation programs resulted in power reshuffle within the local growth coalition, compromises
by the local government and consequently the exacerbation of peasant conditions. The paper concludes by reflecting on the social consequences of the transition, specifically benefit encroachment and risk transfer.",
}