Local and social change in a globalized city: The case of Hong Kong

Globalization and the Chinese City

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 85-107

  Breitung, Werner ^a,b   Günter, Mark ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 43949127001     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203698716     Document Type: Chapter

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