The Shenzhen experiment: the story of China's instant city

A rural borderland just forty years ago, today Shenzhen is a city of twenty million and a technology hub. This success is attributed to its status as a Special Economic Zone, but no other SEZs compare. Juan Du looks to the past to understand why. It turns out that Shenzhen is no prefab "instant...

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Main Author: Du, Juan 1975- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England Harvard University Press 2020
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Summary:A rural borderland just forty years ago, today Shenzhen is a city of twenty million and a technology hub. This success is attributed to its status as a Special Economic Zone, but no other SEZs compare. Juan Du looks to the past to understand why. It turns out that Shenzhen is no prefab "instant city," but a place influenced by deep local history.--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:376 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Pläne
ISBN:9780674975286

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