World Cities beyond the West
Subtitle: Globalization, Development and Inequality
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 8, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9780521830034
Subjects: Development studies; Political economy; Political science & theory; Urban communities; Sociology - Urban; Political Science; Sociology; Politics/International Relations; Globalization; Political Science / General; International Relations - General; General; Cities and towns; Developing countries
First sentence: Among the leading Chinese cities, Shanghai is arguably the one best positioned to emerge over the next two decades as a major regional hub or even a world city comparable to Hong Kong and Singapore.