Dynamics and Constraints of State-led Global City Formation in Emerging Economies: The Case of Shanghai

Zhang, Le-Yin

doi:10.1177/0042098013495577

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“…While the disproportionate concentration of APS firms in Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai could also be related to unique institutional contexts in China, as some key resources related to IPO activities are extremely concentrated in these three cities (Pan et al, 2016). Previous studies have pointed out that the state plays a key role in the formation of global cities in China (Wei and Yu, 2006;Zhang, 2013). In fact, within China's financial markets, Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai have held strategic positions.…”

Section: Local and Non-local Service Valuementioning

confidence: 99%

Mapping urban networks through inter-firm service relationships: The case of China

Pan

Lenzer

et al. 2017

Urban Studies

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Literature on how cities get connected through networks of firms has been increasing in recent years. In particular, advanced producer service (APS) firms are being widely used to build intra-firm linkages to establish urban networks. In contrast to studies applying intra-firm networks, this study proposes an alternative strategy to build urban networks based on inter-firm service provision relationships during the process of initial public offering (IPO) in which APS firms – including securities, law firms and accounting firms – provide professional services for firms aiming to be publicly listed. Based on service provision connections between APS firms and their clients, this study provides fresh insights on urban networks in China. The results show that Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai strategically hold dominant positions within Chinese urban networks and they are the lead command and financial centres within the country. Particularly, Beijing has overwhelmingly more influence over other cities. The urban networks are embedded in China’s unique institutional context where market and state power together have shaped these networks. Since the urban network is built up based on real economic linkages, the findings might have further implications for policy-making and could contribute to ongoing debates regarding financial centres in China. It implies that connections between firms based on real economic activities can be an effective way to construct urban networks in future research.

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Section: Local and Non-local Service Valuementioning

confidence: 99%

Mapping urban networks through inter-firm service relationships: The case of China

Pan

Lenzer

et al. 2017

Urban Studies

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“…Bu hibrid özellik, sanayisizleşme ve sanayileşmenin eşanlı gerçekleştiği, batı-dışı küresel kentlerde çok daha belirgindir. Örneğin, Seul (Hill ve Kim, 2000), Şangay (Zhang, 2014), Mumbay (Harris, 2012) veya İstanbul (Sayın ve ark., 2020) gibi pek çok önemli küresel kent, bir yandan çeşitli küresel kent fonksiyonlarını üstenirken, diğer yandan da kayda değer ölçüde sanayi üretimi gerçekleştirmeye devam etmektedirler. Bu durum genellikle, bu şehirlerin kendilerine özgü yerel ve ulusal dinamiklerinin bu şehirlerin küreselleşme sürecini şekillendirmesi ile açıklanır.…”

Section: Küresel Kentler Ve Sanayisizleşme: Mit MI Evrensel Bir Gerçeklik Mi?unclassified

İstanbul: Sanayisizleşmeyen Bir Küresel Kent

Sayın¹

2022

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Küresel ekonominin ulus-devletlerin bölgesel sınırlarını aşarak derinleşmesi, küresel kentler olarak adlandırılan bazı büyük şehirlerin bu sistemin organizasyonunda önemli işlevler üstelenerek giderek daha fazla önem kazanmasına neden olmaktadır. Bu kentlerin küresel ve bölgesel işlevleri, ulus-ötesi bağlantıları ve geçirdikleri ekonomik, politik ve sosyal dönüşümler üzerine inşa edilmiş geniş bir literatür bulunmaktadır. Bu literatürdeki temel yaklaşımlardan bir tanesi küresel şehirlerin üretim yapılarının sanayiden ileri hizmetler sektörüne doğru keskin bir geçiş gösterdiğidir. Zaman içinde hem küresel kentler olarak tanımlanan şehirlerin sayısındaki artışa hem de sanayisizleşme çalışmalarında önemli gelişimler gerçekleşmiştir. Bu gelişmelere rağmen küresel kentlerin sanayisizleşmiş şehirler olduğu tezinin yeteri kadar ampirik sorgulamaya tabi tutulmadığı gözlemlenmektedir. Bu noktadan hareketle, bu çalışma küresel kentlerin aynı zamanda post-endüstriyel bir karakter taşıdığı tezini İstanbul örneği üzerinde sorgulamaktadır. Bu amaçla, makale İstanbul'un bir küresel kent olarak ortaya çıktığı 2000'li yıllardan itibaren şehrin ekonomik yapısındaki değişimleri ekonomik üretimin, istihdamın ve mekânsal göstergeler yoluyla inceleyerek şehirde bir sanayisizleşme sürecinin yaşanıp yaşanmadığını incelemektedir. Bulgular, literatürde varsayılanın aksine, şehirde bu tarz bir dönüşüm yaşanmadığını, ancak küreselleşmenin sanayi üretiminin niteliğinde ve kent içindeki yerleşiminde birtakım değişikliklere yol açtığını göstermektedir. Bulgular ayrıca sanayisizleşmenin temelde bir kısım yerel ve ulusal faktörlerden kaynaklandığını, küreselleşmenin de bu sanayinin kentte kalmasına katkı sağladığını göstermektedir.

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“…Under China’s administrative hierarchy, local governments were defined with new powers and responsibilities (Cartier 2015, 2016, 2018; Cartier and Hu 2016; Martinez and Cartier 2017). Local governments at different hierarchical levels had to compete to win business and to gain preferential policies from higher government levels (Zhang 2014). As a result, local governments were no longer passive agents of the central state; they became active participants in promoting the local economy (Zhu 1999, 2019).…”

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“…Soon after China adopted market‐oriented economic reforms in 1979, the city was expected to be the multifunctional economic center of the country. As China plays an increasingly active role in international finance, turning Shanghai into a global city has been a much publicized “state project” in China since the early 1990s (Zhang 2014). As Shanghai became China’s leading world city, there was an urgent need in the 1990s to redevelop a large number of sites in the city center that had been used for noncommercial purposes in the pre‐reform era.…”

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Privatizing the Urban Commons Under Ambiguous Property Rights in China: Is Marketization a Remedy to the Tragedy of the Commons?

Wang¹,

Jie²

2021

American J Econ Sociol

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The debate on the vitality of the commons remains unsettled, but the attempt by the Chinese state to develop a marketized property rights system to address the so-called tragedy of the commons has backfired. In Shanghai and other major Chinese cities, the economic transformation has led to an ambiguous property rights system that creates complex and uncertain property relations between the state and private land developers. The resulting ineffective uses and conflicts in the commons are well known, but how to address them is contested. Can privatization drive better use of urban land in China? How do the ambiguous property relations between the state and the private sector affect the spatial design, management, use, and quality of the urban commons in Chinese cities? This article addresses these questions by engaging theoretical debates on how the commons should be held, analyzing the origin and key features of the ambiguous property relation in China, and drawing on a property rights approach to investigate the empirical case of a specific privately owned and managed urban park in Shanghai. The results show that not only does the commodification of property create inherently pervasive ambiguity in the land market, marketization also denies citizens their rights to public space. These findings raise fundamental questions about the idea that marketizing land is a sure tonic to address social problems.

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Dynamics and Constraints of State-led Global City Formation in Emerging Economies: The Case of Shanghai

Cited by 17 publications

References 28 publications

Mapping urban networks through inter-firm service relationships: The case of China

Mapping urban networks through inter-firm service relationships: The case of China

İstanbul: Sanayisizleşmeyen Bir Küresel Kent

Privatizing the Urban Commons Under Ambiguous Property Rights in China: Is Marketization a Remedy to the Tragedy of the Commons?

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