Chapter One Global Urban Competitiveness Ranking 2018-2019 -- Chapter Two The Planet of Cities toward Diverse Agglomeration, Global Connection and Extensive Sharing -- Chapter Three Global Industry and City Evolution Patterns -- Chapter Four Analysis on the Economic Competitiveness of Global...

Preface -- Background: Chengdu in a Global Context -- Comprehensive Analysis of Existing Data: Chengdu in the World City Network -- Social Research Finding One: Quantitative Analysis of Successful Enterprises -- Social Research Finding Two: Business Success Stories and Inspiration -- Moving onto...

Place and production in the global economy -- The urban impact of economic globalization -- National and transnational urban systems -- The new urban economy : the intersection of global processes and place -- Issues and case studies in the new urban economy -- The new inequalities within cities...