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Shanghai Rising State Power and Local Transformations in a Global Megacity Xiangming Chen, editor |
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Analyzing a Chinese city’s dazzling rise to global megacity status 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 Shanghai’s 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, Development Research Center, Shanghai Municipal Government. Xiangming Chen is director of the Center for Urban and Global Studies and Raether Distinguished Professor of Sociology and International Studies at Trinity College. 280 pages | 4 b&w photos, 23 b&w figures, 21 tables, 2 maps | 6 x 9 | 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Introduction: A Globalizing City on the Rise: Shanghai’s Transformation in Comparative Perspective I. Global Cities West and East 1. The Global City Perspective: Theoretical Implications for Shanghai 2. High-Tech Activity and Urban Economic Development in the United States: Where Should the Bar Be Set for Shanghai? 3. Aviation Infrastructure, Competitiveness, and Aerotropolis Development in the Global Economy: Making Shanghai China’s True Gateway City 4. Competitive Urban Economic Policies in Global Cities: Shanghai through the Lens of Singapore 5. Becoming a Chinese Global City: Hong Kong (and Shanghai) beyond the Global-Local Duality II. Globalization and the Local Transformation of Shanghai 6. Globalization, the Changing State, and Local Governance in Shanghai 7. Leaps and Lags in the Global Information Age: Shanghai’s Telecom and Informational Development in Comparative Perspective 8. Striving to Be a Global City from Below: The Restructuring of Shanghai’s Urban Districts 9. Downward Pressure and Upward Bubbling: Global Influence and Community-(Re)Building in Shanghai 10. Fast Foods and Brand Clothes in Shanghai: How and Why Do Locals Consume Globally? Conclusion: Shanghai as a New Global(izing) City: Lessons for and from Shanghai Contributors
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