Title & Author:

Shanghai rising : state power and local transformations in a global megacity / Xiangming Chen, editor ; with Zhenhua Zhou.

Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2009.

Description:

xxxv, 267 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

Globalization and community ; v. 15

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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:

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.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780816654871 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
0816654875 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9780816654888 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0816654883 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

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.
Vie urbaine Chine Shanghai.
Développement économique Chine Shanghai.
Mondialisation Aspect politique Chine Shanghai.
Mondialisation Aspect social Chine Shanghai.
Villes Croissance Études de cas.
Cities and towns Growth
City and town life
City planning
Economic development
Economic history
Globalization Political aspects
Globalization Social aspects
Politics and government
Social change
Social conditions
Shanghai (China) Politics and government.
Shanghai (China) Social conditions.
Shanghai (China) Economic conditions.
China Shanghai
Schanghai

Form/genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.
Case studies
Études de cas.

Added entries:

Chen, Xiangming, 1955- editor.
Zhou, Zhenhua, 1954- contributer.
Chen, Xiangming.
Globalization and community ; v. 15.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 263663
Call No.: BIB 194893
Status: Available