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摘要
The rapid growth of the Chinese economy during the last three decades since the period of "reform" and "opening" ushered in the interrelated processes of globalisation and urbanisation. Such processes have resulted in the emergence of a number of large urban centres drawing in capital, labour and multinational firms and characterised by their competing claims of becoming "global cities". However, to date research on global cities has tended to focus on case studies from the "Global North" and limited attention has been given to unpacking the urban outcomes of globalisation in China. Concomitantly, where studies have been undertaken there has been a pre-occupation with the production of rankings, both specific and comprehensive in nature, to measure the "global-ness" of cities. The paper here seeks to examine the pathways to 'global city' formation in China and is grounded in empirical research attentive to the functionality of different cities and China's uniqueness as the largest developing and transition economy. Utilising recent evidence the focus of the paper is to develop a typology of China's global cities and to unpack their different political, economic and socio-cultural domestically and globally. The first part of the paper summarises recent developments in 'global city' theory and then provides a summary of work within the East Asian context. The paper then offers a conceptual framework for understanding global cities in the Chinese context drawing on literature from Chinese and international scholars. A preliminary typology is then discussed drawing on empirical data which suggests the emergence of Beijing as a 'global capital city', Hong Kong as a 'global gateway city' and Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou as 'global industrialised cities'.
- 出版日期2013-12
- 单位北京大学
