State policy and the globalization of Beijing: emerging themes

Wei, Yehua Dennis; Yu, Danlin

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2004.10.002

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“…The tension between Shanghai/ Guangzhou and Beijing entails a dynamic relationship between globalization and state control. Wei and Yu (2006) provide some support for such a description of the tension between Beijing and Shanghai (and Guangzhou, too). Put simply, people go to Beijing to engage in political networking but to Shanghai to do real business 2 .…”

Section: Global Versus National Forces For Urban Changementioning

confidence: 70%

“…Economically, Beijing is the leading city in the Greater Beijing Region, a region which is more heavily influenced by the state and dominated by the infrastructure of the state. At the same time, it is less economically dynamic than the Yangtze Delta and the Pearl River Delta (Wei and Yu 2006). Politically, as the capital of a transitional socialist country, it is the site of government and much of the built accoutrements and human activity associated with the institutions of state control.…”

Section: Global Versus National Forces For Urban Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Today, several Chinese cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, are touted as potential world cities (ef. Wei and Yu 2006;Wu 2006), having quickly gained economic prominence within the country as well as in terms of transnational economic regions. Furthermore, several other cities in China seem to be competing for world city status.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Identifying China’s leading world city: a network approach

Timberlake

2008

GeoJournal

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This paper reports our research on China's world cities. Formal network analysis of air passenger linkages for recent years among China's most populous cities and among many of the world's largest cities allows us to identify the country's leading world city from among the leading Mainland candidates, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. We theorize our findings about China's world cities in relation to both global forces (and China's increasing entanglement with them) and the policies and actions of the national state. We examine the national and global urban network through a longitudinal, two-level analysis of airline passenger travel for four time points between about 1990 and 2005. We show that Beijing was China's leading world city at the beginning of the time period, a status it lost nationally in as early as 1995, and then globally 10 years later. On the other hand Shanghai became China's leading world city, and it acquired this status first nationally in 2000, and then globally in 2005. The changing status of the Chinese capital corresponds to the country's increasing involvement with the capitalist world economy. Shanghai's ascendance as the leading world city in China may indicate that global forces have come to play an increasingly important role relative to that of the developmental state.

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Section: Global Versus National Forces For Urban Changementioning

confidence: 70%

Section: Global Versus National Forces For Urban Changementioning

confidence: 99%

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Identifying China’s leading world city: a network approach

Timberlake

2008

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“…It has made great strides in presenting itself as a world city (Wei & Yu, 2006). Among all the means applied by the local government, attracting HQ of domestic large firms and regional HQ of multinational corporations (MNCs) turns out to be the most effective, because Beijing has an ''information advantage'' due to its administrative role (Wang, Zhao, Gu, & Chen, 2011;Zhao, 2003;Zhao, Cai, & Zhang, 2005;Zhao, Zhang, & Wang, 2004).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Building a “Headquarters Economy”: The geography of headquarters within Beijing and its implications for urban restructuring

Pan

Guo

Zhang

et al. 2015

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“…Recently, academic researchers and public planners have given increased attention to the social impact of mega events since this has been stated to be equally as important as their economic impact (Humphreys, Johnson, Mason, & Whitehead, 2011;Kim, Gursoy, & Lee, 2006;Wicker, Prinz, & Hanau, 2011). It has been found that hosting mega events provides many opportunities to increase publicity and establish a new image for the host city (Kim et al, 2006;Kim & Petrick, 2005;Mihalik & Simoneita, 1998;Wei & Yu, 2006). Furthermore, success in competition creates excitement and gives a positive effect on civic pride in the host city (Kim & Petrick, 2005;Ohmann, Jones, & Wilkes, 2007;Ritchie, Shipway, & Cleeve, 2009;Soutar & McLeod, 1993).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Behavioural insights into housing relocation decisions: The effects of the Beijing Olympics

Wang

Bao

Lin

2015

Habitat International

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a b s t r a c tThis article examines the impact of mega events on Beijing housing market from a behavioural perspective. By exploring the situation surrounding the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, we analyse the relationship between mega-event regeneration and expected residential relocation outcomes. Our findings suggest that Beijing Olympic regeneration caused disadvantaged groups to anticipate relocation to undesirable areas, as a result of improved infrastructure, public security, and urban environment. Behavioural sciences research indicates that expectation influences decision-making by serving as a salient reference point. Agents who perceived themselves as in a disadvantaged position or holding a gloomy prospect of their future are more likely to end up in such a situation. This paper offers insights into an effect of mega event regeneration projects that has been largely overlooked in the literature, i.e., the expected housing relocation outcomes. The research calls for government intervention and public attention to this important behavioural aspect of mega-event effects.

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State policy and the globalization of Beijing: emerging themes

Cited by 55 publications

References 21 publications

Identifying China’s leading world city: a network approach

Identifying China’s leading world city: a network approach

Building a “Headquarters Economy”: The geography of headquarters within Beijing and its implications for urban restructuring

Behavioural insights into housing relocation decisions: The effects of the Beijing Olympics

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