City Development and Internationalization in China Quanzhou, Yiwu, and Nanning /

• Main Authors: Wang, Qianyi (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Cheong, Kee Cheok (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Li, Ran (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Urban economics.; China-History.; Asia-Politics and government.; Asia-Economic conditions.; Urban Economics.; History of China.; Asian Politics.; Asian Economics.

"Using in-depth research on particular cities, this book breaks ground by demonstrating that China has developed rapidly through a myriad of influences by stakeholders." -Rajah Rasiah, Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Malaya, Malaysia "Grounded on empirical case stu...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Extant Studies: The Dominance of Large Cities
• 3. The Case Study Approach to City Analysis
• 4. Quanzhou: Reclaiming a Glorious Past
• 5. From Obscurity to Global Prominence: Yiwu's Emergence as an International Trade Hub
• 6. Nanning: Perils and Promise of a Frontier City
• 7. Comparing Growth and Internationalization Trajectories
• 8. Conclusion.