Governing by the state: A study of the literature on governing Chinese mega-cities

Branding Chinese Mega-Cities: Policies, Practices and Positioning

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 42-63

  Tang, Wing Shing ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84906305804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781783470334.00010     Document Type: Chapter

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