| Description |
1 online resource (xxxv, 267 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Globalization and community ; v. 15 |
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Globalization and community ; volume 15.
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| Contents |
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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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City and town life -- China -- Shanghai
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City planning -- China -- Shanghai
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Social change -- China -- Shanghai
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Economic development -- China -- Shanghai
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Globalization -- Political aspects -- China -- Shanghai
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Globalization -- Social aspects -- China -- Shanghai
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Cities and towns -- Growth -- Case studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Cities and towns -- Growth.
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City and town life.
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City planning.
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Economic development.
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Economic history.
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Globalization -- Political aspects.
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Globalization -- Social aspects.
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Politics and government.
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Social change.
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Social conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
Shanghai (China) -- Politics and government
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Shanghai (China) -- Social conditions
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Shanghai (China) -- Economic conditions
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| Subject |
China -- Shanghai.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chen, Xiangming (Professor of sociology), editor.
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| ISBN |
9780816667963 |
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0816667969 |
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