Slums Amidst Ghost Cities: Incentive and Information Problems in China’s Urbanization

• In Event: Property Rights, Public Goods, and the State

Brief Overview

Why are ghost cities and slums simultaneously on the rise in China? In-depth case studies of two ghost cities show how China’s complex political economy complicates decisions regarding the geographic distribution of public goods and services.

Authors

• Jiwon Baik, Cornell University

• Jeremy Wallace, Cornell University