The joint report by the World Bank and the Development Research Center of China’s State Council, Urban China: Toward Efficient, Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization, includes six priority areas for a new model of urbanization:

• Reforming land management and institutions
• Reforming the hukou household-registration system to provide equal access to quality services for all citizens and create a more mobile and versatile labor force
• Placing urban finances on a more sustainable footing, while creating financial discipline for local governments
• Reforming urban planning and design
• Managing environmental pressures
• Improving local governance”