Ebook: Shanghai Rising : State Power and Local Transformations in a Global Megacity
Author: Xiangming Chen
- Tags: 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.
- Series: Globalization and Community
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
- City: Minneapolis, United States
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Until around 1990, Shanghai was Chinas 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. Shanghais remarkable growth in economy, infrastructure, and global presence has prompted questions about the Shanghai miracle. This collection places the citys 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 Shanghais politics, economy, society, and space have been transformed by macro- and micro-level forces.Contributors: Stephen W. K. Chiu, Chinese U of Hong Kong; K. C. Ho, National U of Singapore; John D. Kasarda, U of North Carolina; Hanlong Lu, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences; Tai-lok Lui, Chinese U of Hong Kong; Ann R. Markusen, U of Minnesota; Anthony M. Orum, U of Illinois, Chicago; Yuan Ren, Fudan U Shanghai; Saskia Sassen, Columbia U; Jiaming Sun, Texas A&M U, Commerce; Fulong Wu, Cardiff U; Pingkang Yu, George Washington U; Tingwei Zhang, U of Illinois, Chicago; Zhenhua Zhou, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
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