World Bank Suggestions to Improve China’s Future Cities with a new model of urbanization

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The World Bank and the Development Research Center of China’s State Council have a report Urban China: Toward Efficient, Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization which has six priority areas for a new model of urbanization.

1. Reforming land management and institutions
2. Reforming the hukou household-registration system to provide equal access to quality services for all citizens and create a more mobile and versatile labor force
3. Placing urban finances on a more sustainable footing, while creating financial discipline for local governments
4. Reforming urban planning and design
5. Managing environmental pressures
6. Improving local governance

China has avoided some of the common ills of urbanization, notably urban poverty, unemployment, and squalor. But strains are starting to show. China's urbanization is projected to reach 70% by 2030 for about 1 billion people in cities. This is up from 20% urbanization in 1978 and about 50% today.

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