Localizing the production of global cities: A comparison of new town developments Around Shanghai and Kolkata

City and Community

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 433-465

  Chen, Xiangming ^a,b   Wang, Lan ^c   Kundu, Ratoola ^d  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Trinity College   (United States)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 70450228539     PISSN: 15356841     EISSN: 15406040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6040.2009.01301.x     Document Type: Article

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