China is a large developing economy and it has been deeply involved in globalization since its economic reform and opening-up. Simultaneously, China has seen a significant change in the spatial distribution of economic resources, especially capital and labor. In the recent 10 years, economists have made significant progress in both theoretical and empirical studies on related topics.

1. Foreword 2. Agglomeration and Regional Coordination, Xiwei Zhu and Yongliang Tao Part 2: Incentive and Coordination 3. The Political Economy of Chinese Regional Development, Xu Xianxiang, Wang Xianbin and Gao Yuanhua 4. The Political Economy of Urban and Rural Development in China, Zhao Chen Part 3: Segmentation and Integration 5. Labor Mobility and Laggard Urbanization under Institutional Restrictions, Lu Ming 6. Foreign Trade, Interregional Trade and Regional Specialization, Jiuli Huang 7. Transportation Infrastructure Investment and Economic Development, Li Zhigang Part 4: Agglomeration and Balance 8. The Trends in Geographical Agglomeration of Chinese Manufacturing Industries, He Canfei and Pan Fenghua 9. The Impact of Spatial Agglomeration of Chinese Manufacturing, Fan Jianyong and Li Fangwen 10. Urban Spatial Structure: Housing, Jobs and Related Urban Issues, Zheng Siqi 11. The Equalized Intergovernmental Transfer in China, Fan Ziying