City Development and Internationalization in China Quanzhou, Yiwu, a
“Using in-depth research on particular cities, this book breaks ground by demonstrating that China has developed rapidly through a myriad of influences by stakeholders.”—Rajah Rasiah, Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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City Development and Internationalization in China
Qianyi Wang • Kee Cheok Cheong • Ran Li
City Development and Internationalization in China Quanzhou, Yiwu, and Nanning
Qianyi Wang Yantai, Shandong, China
Kee Cheok Cheong Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Ran Li Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Preface
Among the countries of the world, China represents a hothouse for city development not just because of its population size—India will soon overtake it—but the antiquity of the country’s history yields many examples of city growth, decay, and regeneration. At the same time, the economic transition that the country has gone through over a matter of decades provides fertile ground for analyzing the impact of changes, both external and internal to the cities themselves, on the way cities respond to changes. Key among growth drivers are liberalization, urbanization, specialization, and globalization. Size does matter of course, and China arguably boasts the widest range of city size, which it classifies into four tiers. Cities in the top tier are characterized by their dense population and well-developed economic infrastructure, each of which is able to impact China economically, culturally, and politically and able to attract a large number of foreign enterprises. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen are examples of tier-one cities. Tier-two cities are slightly smaller
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