Globalizing Taipei: The Political Economy of Spatial Development (Planning, History and Environment Series)

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Synopsis
Taipei's quest to become a global city is the key to its urban development. Globalizing Taipei looks at this "Asian Dragon", a major city in the South China Growth Triangle and a centre for transnational production, revealing how the development of this capital has received firm state support but is conditioned by international and domestic politics.The book is divided into four parts: economic and spatial restructuring, state and society realignment, social differentiation and cultural reorientation. Each analyzes the interaction of international, state and local politics in the shaping of the city's urban environment since World War II.All contributors to this edited volume are Taiwan scholars presenting critical insiders' views. Based on each author's specialization and research focus, each chapter provides an in-depth consideration of one of Taipei's developmental issues generated by globalization. Collectively they provide broad, insightful and coherent coverage of this crucial time in Taipei's global transmutation.
Copyright:
2005

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
272 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781134326303
Related ISBNs:
9780415759038, 9780415354516, 9780203001202
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Selection and editorial material Reginald Yin-wang Kwok
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Politics and Government, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Reginald Kwok

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