The growth of China's cities has astounded the world, but the transformation of its countryside may prove to be even more dramatic. Ye's and LeGates's book provides the first comprehensive case study of how Chinese governance is adapting to changing relations between city and country. Their exposition of urban-rural coordinated development in the municipality of Chengdu, at the forefront of national policy innovation, is a must-read for scholars and practitioners interested in the future of China's vast and populous city-regions.' - Daniel Abramson, University of Washington, US. 'The focus of published narrative on the great Chinese urbanization wave was always going to sharpen - away from the general fascination, assertions, theories and commentaries to specific issues and specific regions. Well here is a first class example of the next generation of urban china books, focusing on topic and city.