An engaging look at the drivers of China's impressive development and rise as a potential economic superpower Explains China's unique position as both a transition and a developing economy Highlights the importance of entrepreneurship and the development of the private sector and shows that the structure of the economy is as important as the standard growth factors Examines Chi...(展开全部)

An engaging look at the drivers of China's impressive development and rise as a potential economic superpower Explains China's unique position as both a transition and a developing economy Highlights the importance of entrepreneurship and the development of the private sector and shows that the structure of the economy is as important as the standard growth factors Examines Chi...(展开全部)

The rise of major metropolises across China since the 1990s has been a double-edged sword: although big cities function as economic powerhouses, concentrated urban growth can worsen regional inequalities, governance challenges, and social tensions. Wary of these dangers, China’s national leaders have tried to forestall top-heavy urbanization. However, urban and regional develop...(展开全部)

The rise of major metropolises across China since the 1990s has been a double-edged sword: although big cities function as economic powerhouses, concentrated urban growth can worsen regional inequalities, governance challenges, and social tensions. Wary of these dangers, China’s national leaders have tried to forestall top-heavy urbanization. However, urban and regional develop...(展开全部)

Kyle A. Jaros is associate professor in the political economy of China at the University of Oxford.

The cities and the regions of the world are being transformed under the combined impact of a restructuring of the capitalist system and a technological revolution. This is the thesis of this book, now in paperback. Castells not only brings together an impressive array of evidence to support it but puts forward a new body of theory to explain it. He analyzes the interaction betw...(展开全部)

新经济地理学的必读教材之一

主编简介 作为一位知名的城市研究者，雷·哈奇森与马克·戈特迪纳（Mark Gottdiener）共同编辑出版的《新城市社会学》（New Urban Sociology）影响深远，开创了社会空间模型理论，批判以往学者过分强调技术作为社会变迁的主要推动力，试图将更多的因素纳 入城市社会学的分析框架内。而《城市研究关键词》（Encyclopedia of Urban Studies）是哈奇森教授的另一部重要著作。本书的核心主题包括：城市研究领域的学科路径、城市研究中的主要问题、城市问题、城市规划、城市理论等。