China Development Research Foundation is one of the leading economic think tanks in China, where many of the details of China's economic reform have been formulated. Its work and publications therefore provide great insights into what the Chinese themselves think about economic reform and how it should develop.

Preface I Wang Mengkui Preface II Chen Yuan Introduction 1. Urbanization in China: process, trends, and challenges 2. Converting rural migrant workers into urban residents in the course of urbanization 3. Setting up a spatial configuration for 'urbanization' in China that features 'two horizontal lines and three vertical lines' 4. Making 'urban clusters' the primary form of urbanization in China 5. Industrial structure and employment considerations in the course of urbanization 6. How to improve the provision of public services in urban areas 7. Creating sustainable processes for building and financing urban infrastructure 8. A 'green path' toward urbanization 9. Innovative approaches to managing 'urbanization' and 'city governance' 10. Policy Recommendations