concept of globalization. It is emphasized that cities are the center of spatial transformation where the globalization mostly … are destined to lose. The context of this paper is about the effects of the globalization and changes in the economic …

study of urban places and cultures. Because of globalization, diverse people frequently live within the same political … transcend the usual global/local dichotomy of globalization research. Immigrant urban cultures produce spaces of mixture, where …

China's Industrial Transfer Policy (ITP) is a novel place-based development policy of unprecedented scale. The policy … would eventually relieve pressure in China's coastal manufacturing hubs. We use a detailed migrant survey to estimate the …

institutions. Shanghai, being regarded as the 'ultimate poster-child for the effects of globalization on cities and regions' by the … BBC (2007), the city is argued as the best candidate for China's global city (Ni 2008, Lin 2004, Wu and Yusuf 2004 … inevitably competing with other cities in China and Asia for the best brains in the world. This paper therefore aims to …