Socioeconomic transformations in Shanghai (1990-2000): Policy impacts in global-national-local contexts

Cities

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 250-268

  Li, Zhigang ^a   Wu, Fulong ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Globalization; Shanghai

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WORLD CITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANGHAI;

EID: 33745659681     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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