TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– Urban‐rural interaction in China has evolved over time and presented features in different periods since 1949. The aim of this paper is to measure urban‐rural interaction in China in a 50‐year period from 1958 to 2007, and to see if it bears resemblance to the historical evolution.Design/methodology/approach– The paper historically reviews urban‐rural interaction in four periods after 1949. Then, it uses principal component analysis (PCA) and assesses this interaction in the study period.Findings– The quantification of urban‐rural interaction bears resemblances to its historical evolution. Reform and opening‐up as well as the rural‐favored policies contribute a lot to the increase of urban‐rural interaction.Originality/value– The paper systematically reviews the evolution of urban‐rural interaction in China, and analyzes the features of this interaction in different periods since 1949. It introduces PCA and measures urban‐rural interaction.
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
SN  - 1756-137X
DO  - 10.1108/17561371111165770
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/17561371111165770
AU  - Li Yuheng
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Urban‐rural interaction in China: historic scenario and assessment
T2  - China Agricultural Economic Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 335
EP  - 349
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -