Neoliberal State Intervention and the Power of Community in Urban Regeneration: An Empirical Study of Three Village Redevelopment Projects in Guangzhou, China

A key theme in urban governance research is how neoliberalism reshapes the state–society relationship. Our study on Guangzhou, where regeneration through massive redevelopment of “villages-in-the-city” uncovered interactions between state, market, and community local governance, contributes to this debate. Based intensive field analyze three projects, we find that what really controls neoliberal growth China not simply authoritarian tradition socialist state but also power indigenous village communities. findings suggest intervention for building vital rebalancing relations community.