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1 online resource (256 pages) |
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Routledge Studies on China in Transition |
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Routledge studies on China in transition.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Plates; Figures; Maps; Tables; Preface; Romanization; Abbreviations; Penglang; 1 Introduction; Rationale, scope and objectives; The lower Yangzi delta region and Kunshan; Redefining a new critical regional geography; Development theory in crisis: beyond the impasse; Issues and methodology; Organization of the book; 2 Regional development and industrialization: towards mega-urbanization; Confronting the post-modern void in China: taking diversity seriously; Linkages and the transactional revolution |
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A new geography of production: making space for placeCities, towns and rural transformation: the Chinese development debate; Rural and urban in China's regional development: seeking a middle ground; Mega-urbanization in the lower Yangzi delta: enterprise location and the reconstitution of local space; 3 The lower Yangzi delta: historical geography and contemporary patterns of change; The lower Yangzi delta from the Late Imperial period; Pre-reform political economy; Reforms and transformation in the rural economy; Spatial economic patterns in the lower Yangzi delta |
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At the edge of Shanghai: Kunshan to the fore4 Transforming the Kunshan countryside: structure of local government and relationship to enterprises; Bifurcation of the functions of local government; Spatial proliferation of enterprises; Formalizing local institutional structures in a partially reformed command economy; Socialist new rural area with Chinese characteristics; 5 Restless landscapes: the local character of spatial change; Transportation; Dianshanhu Town; Tongxin Village; Specialized development zones; 6 Linkages and the location of non-agricultural production |
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Investment in local developmentOwnership, land and labour; Enterprise procurement, marketing and management; Transactional environment; 7 Mega-urbanization in the lower Yangzi delta: theoretical and policy challenges and responses; Negotiating and managing the regional transformation: institutional parameters and rural agglomeration; Theoretical implications: urban transition or regional resilience?; Planning and management agenda: Chinese solutions for Chinese problems; Appendix 1: Notes on Chinese statistical sources; Appendix 2: Structure of Chinese administrative divisions |
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Glossary of Chinese termsBibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The spatial patterns of China's rapid economic transformation fundamentally challenge conventional geographies of urban and regional development. This book provides a theoretically informed case study of the local character of regional change in China's lower Yangzi Delta, as well as a new analytical framework for understanding China's unique form of economic modernization |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136359774 |
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113635977X |
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