The book aims to explore the regional innovation capability of China, especially how the frontier regions of China (Guangdong, Jiangsu, Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Tianjin) transform themselves from an investment-driven economy into an innovation-driven one. With detailed case, data and...

Public housing was once an important strand in western housing policies, but is seldom seen as a mainstream policy instrument for the future. In contrast, in many East Asian countries large public housing programs are underway. Behind these generalizations, there are exceptions, too. By...

Introduction -- Housing Reform and the Housing Market in Urban China -- Theoretical Background: Affordability and Its Measurement -- Housing Affordability in Urban China: National Study -- Housing Affordability in urban China: Regional Study -- Effects of Housing Policy on Affordability --...