Historical Legacies and Urbanization: Evidence from Chinese Concessions

Konferenzbeitrag

This paper shows how colonial powers permanently shaped the pattern of Chinese cities through the establishment of Concessions - foreign enclaves within Chinese cities. Based on a sample of 130 city districts within 10 Chinese cities, we find that districts with Concessions have higher land value and housing price today. Moreover, Concessions run by countries with British legal origin out-perform the ones run by countries with French legal origin, whereas Japanese Concessions barely contribute to Chinese urbanization. Finally, we show that better institutions in Concessions facilitated the emergence of modern road networks in Chinese cities that persist today and contribute to Chinese urbanization.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2019: 30 Jahre Mauerfall - Demokratie und Marktwirtschaft - Session: Economic History I ; No. B24-V2

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Regional and Urban History: Asia including Middle East ; Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure ; Institutions and Growth ; Other Economic Systems: Political Economy; Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies
• Subject: Institutions ; Urban pattern ; Economic development ; Persistence ; Land use ; Housing ; China

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Jin, Gan ; Schulze, Günther
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
• (where): Kiel, Hamburg
• (when): 2019

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/203605
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET