Shanghai rising : state power and local transformations in a global megacity /

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"Until around 1990, Shanghai was China's premier but sluggish industrial center. Now at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the joint impact of global forces and state power has turned Shanghai into a dynamic megacity. Shanghai's remarkable growth in economy, infrastructure, an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Chen, Xiangming (Professor of sociology) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2009]
Colección:Globalization and community ; volume 15.
Temas:
City and town life > China > Shanghai.
City planning > China > Shanghai.
Social change > China > Shanghai.
Economic development > China > Shanghai.
Globalization > Political aspects > China > Shanghai.
Globalization > Social aspects > China > Shanghai.
Cities and towns > Growth > Case studies.
Vie urbaine > Chine > Shanghai.
Développement économique > Chine > Shanghai.
Mondialisation > Aspect politique > Chine > Shanghai.
Mondialisation > Aspect social > Chine > Shanghai.
Villes > Croissance > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Cities and towns > Growth
City and town life
City planning
Economic development
Economic history
Globalization > Political aspects
Globalization > Social aspects
Politics and government
Social change
Social conditions
Shanghai (China) > Politics and government.
Shanghai (China) > Social conditions.
Shanghai (China) > Economic conditions.
China > Shanghai
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : a globalizing city on the rise : Shanghai's transformation in comparative perspective / Xiangming Chen
  • The global city perspective ; theoretical implications for Shanghai / Saskia Sassen
  • High-tech activity and urban economic development in the United States : where should the bar be set for Shanghai? / Ann R. Markusen and Pingkang Yu
  • Aviation infrastructure, competitiveness, and aerotropolis development in the global economy : making Shanghai China's true gateway city / John D. Kasarda
  • Competitive urban economic policies in global cities : Shanghai through the lens of Singapore / K.C. Ho
  • Becoming a Chinese global city : Hong Kong (and Shanghai) beyond the global-local duality / Tai-lok Lui and Stephen W.K. Chiu
  • Globalization, the changing state, and local governance in Shanghai / Fulong Wu
  • Leaps and lags in the global information age : Shanghai's telecom and informational development in comparative perspective / Zhenhua Zhou and Xiangming Chen
  • Striving to be a global city from below : the restructuring of Shanghai's urban districts / Tingwei Zhang
  • Downward pressure and upward bubbling : global influence and community (re)building in Shanghai / Hanlong Lu, Yuan Ren, and Xiangming Chen
  • Fast foods and brand clothes in Shanghai : how and why do locals consume globally? / Jiaming Sun and Xiangming Chen
  • Conclusion : Shanghai as a new global(izing) city : lessons for and from Shanghai / Xiangming Chen and Anthony M. Orum.

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