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

"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Chen, Xiangming (Professor of sociology) (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2009]
Series:Globalization and community ; volume 15.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"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, and global presence has prompted questions about the Shanghai "miracle." This collection places the city's unprecedented rise in a rare comparative examination of U.S. cities, as well as with Asian megacities Singapore and Hong Kong, providing a nuanced account of how the Shanghai's politics, economy, society, and space have been transformed by macro- and micro-level forces"--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxv, 267 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816667963
0816667969