| Globalization and the Chinese City Contributor(s): Wu, Fulong (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415351995 ISBN-13: 9780415351997 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: This book examines the impact of globalisation on Chinese cities, including the economic, cultural and political impact, and demonstrates the importance of the local dimension in the globalisation process, arguing that hitherto studies of globalisation have overemphasised Western cities and the idea of "the global city." The book contrasts the dynamics of the socialist city with the post-reform city and new dynamics. It examines the reach and limit of globalisation, presents case studies of China's leading global cities, and assesses the urban political and economic implications. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 307.121 |
| LCCN: 2005005605 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.42" W x 9.42" (1.56 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Introducing readers to the far-reaching global orientation that is now taking place in urban China, an international team of contributors describe overarching globalization through a detailed examination of the transformation of the built environment. A range of urban development processes are analyzed including urbanization, real estate development, changing landscapes, the industrial restructuring of the second-tier city, and the formation of the city-region in the context of global and local interactions. In examining city development and local practices as part of globalization processes, the global city is treated as a collection of microcosms and concrete places, overcoming the analytical tension of the dichotomy of the perceived 'East versus West' divide. |