Abstract
The development of small towns is an important component in promoting urbanization in the Western region, and whether the financial support system is effective will be a crucial factor to its healthy development. This chapter explains the important role of financial support system from the perspective of functions and mode of financial operations. Literature review shows that researchers investigating the multi-layer financial demands of small town development in China’s less developed Western region have shared the importance of financial support in promoting economic development of small towns and their agglomeration effects. They have also put forward suggestions with remedial measures to improve the present system of financing. Based on earlier studies and further in-depth exploration of the present financial support system, this chapter aims to supplement positive inputs to address a more effective financial concern with the hope to promote a healthy growth of small towns in Western China.
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This study project is funded by the National Social Science Fund in China under the “Research on Security Identification, Management & Control and Emergency Treatment of Major Ecological Risks of Ecological Fragile Region in Western China” (Number: 13AZD074), as well as by Guizhou Soft Science Research Project (Qian Ke He Ti R Zi [2013] LKC2028).
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Zhang, H., Zhu, H. (2015). Study on the Financial Support System for Development of Small Towns in Western China. In: Wong, TC., Han, S., Zhang, H. (eds) Population Mobility, Urban Planning and Management in China. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15257-8_18
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