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How the City State Fares Under State Capitalism in the PRC: Local and State-Wide Reform

Elkins, Alex Gregory
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1364384598

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2012, Master of Arts (MA), Wright State University, International and Comparative Politics.
How do national political and economic policies impact the ability of cities to accomplish urban growth and economic goals? This study examines the state policies Shanghai operates under to assess the potential for software reform in China. Specifically, this study examines software by drawing on the corruption and rule of law theories of Larry Diamond and Randall Perrenboom. This study also uses Richard Florida’s creative class theory to examine tolerance of lesbians and gay men in Shanghai and its impact on the city’s priority industries. Additionally, this study examines Shanghai’s placement on the 2008, 2010, and 2012 Global Cities Index and the political influence of the Shanghai Clique to assess the likely future of Shanghai from a comparative international perspective. This study concludes with a discussion of the potential for reform and implications of China’s success or failure internationally through the scope of Andrew Nathan’s theory of authoritarian resilience.
Laura Luehrmann, Ph.D (Committee Chair)
Jerri Killian, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Donna Schlagheck, Ph.D (Committee Member)
135 p.
Asian Studies; Comparative; Economics; Glbt Studies; History; International Relations; Political Science; Public Administration; Public Policy; Urban Planning
Shanghai; People's Republic of China; China; PRC; Larry Diamond; Randall Perrenboom; Global Cities Index; Shanghai Clique; Andrew Nathan; authoritarian resilience; Richard Florida; creative class; software; reform; corruption; rule of law; Beijing; LGBT

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  • Elkins, A. G. (2012). How the City State Fares Under State Capitalism in the PRC: Local and State-Wide Reform [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1364384598

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Elkins, Alex. How the City State Fares Under State Capitalism in the PRC: Local and State-Wide Reform. 2012. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1364384598.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Elkins, Alex. "How the City State Fares Under State Capitalism in the PRC: Local and State-Wide Reform." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1364384598

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