This paper investigates the relationship between the three forms of social capital, i.e., social norms, social network, and trust, on the effectiveness of land use policies. Both long-term and short-term policy outcomes are considered in the proposed analytical framework. Benefiting from a...

This study is a response to the call for further research on infrastructure financing from China in the 2019 special issue of Urban Studies on “Funding, Financing and Governing Urban Infrastructures”. We develop a theoretical model to investigate the complex relationship between local...

Local governments practice infrastructure development as a strategy to attract private investment and promote local economic growth in China. This paper investigates how private sectors react to new infrastructure investment by emphasising private investment in land. Our theoretical model shows...