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

• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.760951132
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Shanghai (China) Politics and government; Shanghai (China) Social conditions; Shanghai (China) Economic conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ChenXiangming
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Shanghai rising
• ISBN: 0-8166-6796-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456633003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Globalization and community ; ; 15.