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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456633003321

Titolo

Shanghai rising [[electronic resource] ] : state power and local transformations in a global megacity / / Xiangming Chen, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2009

ISBN

0-8166-6796-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Globalization and community ; ; 15

Altri autori (Persone)

ChenXiangming

Disciplina

307.760951132

Soggetti

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

Electronic books.

Shanghai (China) Politics and government

Shanghai (China) Social conditions

Shanghai (China) Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

This collection places Shanghai's unprecedented rise in a rare comparative examination of US cities, as well as with Asian megacities Singapore and Hong Kong, providing a nuanced account of how Shanghai's politics, economy, society, and space have been transformed by macro- and micro-level forces.