03159cam a2200361 a 4500 107617 20230410120729.0 081124s2009 mnuab b s001 0 eng 9780816654871 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780816654888 (pbk. : alk. paper) HT 384 S528 2009 307.760951/132 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 / 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. 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. Shanghai (China) Condiciones económicas. Chen, Xiangming. lcc bk SH 50730 50730 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HT 384 S528 2009 00000100551 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk