Shanghai rising : state power and local transformations in a global megacity /
Xiangming Chen, editor ; with Zhenhua Zhou.
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2009.
- xxxv, 267 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Globalization and community ; v. 15 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : a globalizing city on the rise : Shanghai's transformation in comparative perspective / The global city perspective ; theoretical implications for Shanghai / High-tech activity and urban economic development in the United States : where should the bar be set for Shanghai? / Aviation infrastructure, competitiveness, and aerotropolis development in the global economy : making Shanghai China's true gateway city / Competitive urban economic policies in global cities : Shanghai through the lens of Singapore / Becoming a Chinese global city : Hong Kong Globalization, the changing state, and local governance in Shanghai / Leaps and lags in the global information age : Shanghai's telecom and informational development in comparative perspective / Striving to be a global city from below : the restructuring of Shanghai's urban districts / Downward pressure and upward bubbling : global influence and community 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 / Xiangming Chen -- Saskia Sassen -- Ann R. Markusen and Pingkang Yu -- John D. Kasarda -- K.C. Ho -- (and Shanghai) beyond the global-local duality / Tai-lok Lui and Stephen W.K. Chiu -- Fulong Wu -- Zhenhua Zhou and Xiangming Chen -- Tingwei Zhang -- (re)building in Shanghai / Hanlong Lu, Yuan Ren, and Xiangming Chen -- Jiaming Sun and Xiangming Chen -- Xiangming Chen and Anthony M. Orum.
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.
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. Urbanización--China--Estudio de casos. Globalización.