Making Megacities in Asia: Comparing National Economic Development Trajectories Huynh Du
Making Megacities in Asia: Comparing National Economic Development Trajectories Huynh Du This book analyses and compares the development paths of five major cities in East and Southeast Asia since…
Specifikacia Making Megacities in Asia: Comparing National Economic Development Trajectories Huynh Du
Making Megacities in Asia: Comparing National Economic Development Trajectories Huynh Du
This book analyses and compares the development paths of five major cities in East and Southeast Asia since the early 1960s, including Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Manila, Seoul, and Shanghai. Presenting both quantitative and qualitative data to trace the course of changes between 1960 and 2015, the case studies curate six possible explanations for the different cities' developmental trajectories. In examining these five cases through a carefully crafted conceptual framework, the author excavates an understanding of the dynamics that have enabled Seoul and Shanghai to become highly competitive as major engines of economic growth, while simultaneously accounting for why the other three cities have faced numerous problems in terms of meeting their development goals.
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