Civilization and Prosperity (A Comparative Study of Economic Development Environments in Chinese and Foreign Cities)

Author: Xu Kangning
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is available for urban economics researchers, urban management professionals, university students and teachers in related fields, as well as journalists. It begins with a historical comparison to conduct a comparative study of the characteristics and differences in economic development environments between Chinese and foreign cities. The book elaborates on and analyzes the connotation and main components of the urban economic development environment. It also uses a large amount of empirical material to study the roles of urban location, urban industrial agglomeration, urban market institutions, urban infrastructure, urban culture, urban image, and government management in urban economic development. The book also designs an indicator system for evaluating the urban economic development environment and employs factor analysis methods to conduct specific quantitative and ranking research on the economic development environments of several central cities. Additionally, it provides specialized elaboration and research on urban competitiveness, using urban cases from Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore.