Shanghai Rising - State Power and Local Transformations in a Global Megacity (Paperback, New)

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 the 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, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.

General

Imprint:	University of Minnesota Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Globalization and Community
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	July 2009
Editors:	Xiangming Chen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	280
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8166-5488-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Promotions
LSN:	0-8166-5488-3
Barcode:	9780816654888

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