| Country | China | |
| City | Wuhan | |
| Name | Riverside village | |
| Date | 2005 | |
| Description of the project | Land expropriation in Riverside village took place between 1997 and 2005. In 2005, Riverside village established a shareholding company to manage the compensation funds from land expropriation and continue their investment in the retained land and buildings. The company also expands its business to real estate and service industries.
Using profits from the real estate and services business, the Riverside village shareholding company provides welfare for the Riverside villagers, 750 yuan per share in 2011, covers up to 60 percent of shareholders’ medical insurance contributions. In addition, they provide vocational training to villagers to help them find jobs. The shareholding company itself has also hired villagers. In terms of other community services, the shareholding company manage community affairs as street cleaning and security services for the new residential neighborhood and the main road outside the neighborhood. The company also subsidizes community recreational facilities and activities organized by the residents’ committee, such as table tennis tournaments and dragon dance activities. In addition, villagers will turn to the shareholding company for help if any disputes or conflicts arise among them. |
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| Urban Co-Governance | Strong | |
| Enabling State | Moderate | |
| Pooling | Strong | |
| Experimentalism | Weak | |
| Tech Justice | Weak | |
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| References, sources, contact person(s) |
Chung, H., & Unger, J. (n.d.). The Guangdong model of urbanisation: collective village land and the making of a new middle class. China Perspectives, 3, 33–41.
Tang, B. (2015). “Not Rural but Not Urban”: Community Governance in China’s Urban Villages. The China Quarterly, 223, 724–744.
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