Cities in Post-Mao China - Recipes for Economic Development in the Reform Era (Hardcover, New)

This volume argues that, since post-Mao China's reform strategy has been predominantly regional in nature, bringing down analysis from the macro-level is a key to understanding China's remarkable success. The book focuses on sub-provincial cities as territorially based entrepreneurial agents. More importantly, it provides wide coverage in the field of contemporary China studies by comparing the developmental recipes of 14 cities in eight provinces. The developmental experiences of these cities are analyzed using a framework of three categories: the given endowments of location and history; the administrative arrangements and target policies granted by central and provincial governments and local entrepreneurial leaders; and locally generated strategies of reform and opening. Case studies cover: six deputy provincial cities in five provinces (Dalian, Qingdao, Hangzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Chengdu); three prefecture level cities (Wenzhou, Nantong, Fuzhou); three county level cities (Panyu, Nanhai, Zhangjiagang); and two provincial level cities (Tianjin, Chongqing). This volume, written by contributors from a number of different specialisms, suggests that different combinations of fact