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Measuring world city formation – The case of Shanghai

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  • Jianming Cai
  • Victor F.S. Sit

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One of the important issues related to world cities studies is the lack of systematic measurement of the formation of world cities. Such a measurement technique would be a useful tool for cities aspiring to attain world city status, especially those cities in Pacific Asia, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, and Shanghai. This paper approaches this task by devising a measurement methodology based on quantifiable indicators to generate a World City Index and then uses Shanghai as a case study to test how the city stands compared to 32 current and potential world cities. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2003

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  • Jianming Cai & Victor F.S. Sit, 2003. "Measuring world city formation – The case of Shanghai," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 37(3), pages 435-446, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:anresc:v:37:y:2003:i:3:p:435-446
    DOI: 10.1007/s00168-003-0163-8
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    1. Zeyun Li & Shaohua Yang & Sharifah Rohayah Sheikh Dawood, 2017. "Global Urban Development in China: A Case Study of Shanghai in the Context of Globalization," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 7(12), pages 1008-1017, December.
    2. Karen Lai, 2012. "Differentiated Markets: Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong in China’s Financial Centre Network," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 49(6), pages 1275-1296, May.
    3. Chengjin Wang & César Ducruet, 2012. "New port development and global city making: Emergence of the Shanghai-Yangshan multilayered gateway hub," Post-Print halshs-00717879, HAL.
    4. Wang, Huanming & Cheng, Zhe & Zhu, Dajian, 2020. "Striving for global cities with governance approach in transitional China: Case study of Shanghai," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).
    5. Scholvin Sören, 2017. "Das Tor nach Sub-Sahara Afrika? Kapstadts Potenzial als Gateway City für den Öl- und Gassektor," ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography, De Gruyter, vol. 61(2), pages 80-95, September.
    6. Wang, Chengjin & Ducruet, César, 2012. "New port development and global city making: emergence of the Shanghai–Yangshan multilayered gateway hub," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 25(C), pages 58-69.
    7. Xiulian Ma & Michael Timberlake, 2013. "World City Typologies and National City System Deterritorialisation: USA, China and Japan," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 50(2), pages 255-275, February.

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    Keywords

    R0; R00; R1; R12;
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    JEL classification:

    • R0 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General
    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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