City-regionalism as countervailing geopolitical processes: The evolution and dynamics of Yangtze River Delta region, China

Political Geography

Volumn 73, Issue , 2019, Pages 70-81

  Li, Yi ^a   Jonas, Andrew E G ^b  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; City regionalism; Geopolitics; Governance; State internationalization

Indexed keywords

GEOPOLITICS; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; REGIONALISM; STATE ROLE; TERRITORIAL PLANNING;

CHINA; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 85066425760     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2019.05.014     Document Type: Article

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