Shanghai Rising : State Power and Local Transformations in a Global Megacity

Until Around 1990, Shanghai Was Chinaocos 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. Shanghaiocos Remarkable Growth In Economy, Infrastructure, And Global Presence Has Prompted Questions About The Shanghai Oc Miracle.oco This Collection Places The Cityocos 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 Shanghaiocos 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.