Playing Games and Leveraging on Land: Unfolding the Beijing Olympics and China's Mega-event Urbanization Model

doi:10.1080/10670564.2016.1245896

	Playing Games and Leveraging on Land: Unfolding the Beijing Olympics and China's Mega-event Urbanization Model
	Zhao, Simon Xiaobin 1,2; Ching, Jasmine Lee 1,2; He, Yan 3; Chan, Neo Ying Ming 1,2
刊名	JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA
	2017-05-01
卷号	26 期号:105 页码:465-487
ISSN号	1067-0564
DOI	10.1080/10670564.2016.1245896
通讯作者	Zhao, Simon Xiaobin(sxzhao@hku.hk)
英文摘要	While global commentators hail the unprecedented success of the Beijing Olympic Games, few have commented on the methods employed to promote urban development in China. This article develops a conceptual framework to unfold the Beijing Olympics and China's mega-event urbanization model, which feature playing games for leveraging land'. Literally, this informally translates to concept creation' and land and finance leverage paradigm'. Based on a detailed investigation of the way China has dealt with mega-events such as the Olympics and the Asian Games, this article begins with an analysis on the well-known Chinese land and leveraged finance' model. However, it goes a step further to reveal a much bigger picture and brings to light the deeper underlying logic behind China's mega-event urbanization model' as well as its legacy and consequence. It unfolds the intriguing relations between central and local governments; between functional/institutional systems (land, taxation and banking) in regard to territory and space; and between economic and political dynamics (local competition for both economic/GDP growth and individual political aspirations). This development model is unique to China and extraordinarily unconventional on a global scale which is unparalleled by any past experiences in other countries that have hosted the Olympic Games and other similar events. The ramifications of such ambitious and untested strategies could yield negative impacts on China's long-term development and harm the world economy in the global scale.
资助项目	Brazilian Ministry of Sports ; Research Grants Council of the HKSAR China Theme-Based Research Scheme grant[T31/717/12R] ; HKU Strategic Research Theme on China Business and Economics[102009286]
WOS关键词	POLITICS ; FINANCE ; CONSTRUCTION ; TRANSITION ; CITIES
WOS研究方向	Area Studies
语种	英语
出版者	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000400197700010
资助机构	Brazilian Ministry of Sports ; Research Grants Council of the HKSAR China Theme-Based Research Scheme grant ; HKU Strategic Research Theme on China Business and Economics
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/62680]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Zhao, Simon Xiaobin
作者单位	1.Univ Hong Kong, Dept Geog, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China 2.Univ Hong Kong, Int Ctr China Dev Studies, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhao, Simon Xiaobin,Ching, Jasmine Lee,He, Yan,et al. Playing Games and Leveraging on Land: Unfolding the Beijing Olympics and China's Mega-event Urbanization Model[J]. JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA,2017,26(105):465-487.
APA	Zhao, Simon Xiaobin,Ching, Jasmine Lee,He, Yan,&Chan, Neo Ying Ming.(2017).Playing Games and Leveraging on Land: Unfolding the Beijing Olympics and China's Mega-event Urbanization Model.JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA,26(105),465-487.
MLA	Zhao, Simon Xiaobin,et al."Playing Games and Leveraging on Land: Unfolding the Beijing Olympics and China's Mega-event Urbanization Model".JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA 26.105(2017):465-487.