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作者

Hanlin Qiang;Lili Hu

来源

CITIES,Vol.120,Issue1,Article 103464

语言

英文

关键字

Critical space theory;Population;Relocation;Beijing;Suburbanization;City rights

作者单位

School of Marxism, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;School of Marxism, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

摘要

This study is an empirical demonstration of David Harvey's critical analysis of the urban process based on the Marxist political economy in the context of Beijing, the capital of China. Using data from the Beijing Municipal Statistical Bureau (1978-2019) and the geographic information software package ArcGIS, we show that migrant workers in Beijing moved to the inner city during the 1990s, and since 2000, the population, while expanding, has been moving outward towards suburban areas. Furthermore, we find that during most of the studied period, the movement of the population, especially of migrant workers, was mainly driven by capital flows, while since 2015, such movement has increasingly been determined by population control policies enforced by local authorities. Finally, targeted measures are suggested for the government to safeguard the rights of migrants against the impact of capital under China's political system.