Emerging World Cities in Pacific Asia

by Fu-Chen Lo (Editor), Yue-Man Yeung (Editor)

This book examines Asian world cities--including Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Manila, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the major cities of China, providing a comprehensive appraisal of the interplay between global structural adjustments and the changing role and configuration of Asia's world cities at the close of the twentieth century. Read More

This book examines Asian world cities--including Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Manila, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the major cities of China, providing a comprehensive appraisal of the interplay between global structural adjustments and the changing role and configuration of Asia's world cities at the close of the twentieth century. Read Less