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Progress in Planning, Volume 51, Part 1

Political Economy and Urban Planning: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan

  • 1st Edition - June 30, 1999
  • Author: Mee Kam Ng
  • Language: English
  • Paperback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 3 5 8 0 - 0

This study compares urban planning mechanisms that operate within Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. The political economy of Hong Kong is in a state of flux. While the power of th… Read more

Progress in Planning, Volume 51, Part 1

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This study compares urban planning mechanisms that operate within Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. The political economy of Hong Kong is in a state of flux. While the power of the government and the corporate interests remain largely intact, they are challenged by pro-China interests and a democratizing civil society. The land use planning system reflects this power contest. In the face of both strong resistance from the development industry and China's eagerness to perpetuate a market-led society in post-1997 Hong Kong, the outcome of the power contest remains uncertain. The state-centred political economy of Singapore has bred a top-down land use planning system centrally controlled by the government. Not only has the government dominated the plan making process, the legislation has entrusted the public sector to scrutinize and guide private development through a discretionary development control system.