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In a world increasingly organised as networks of cities, this book offers the first full-length treatment of the subject of managing the city economy. It explores key challenges and strategies, particularly in developing countries, where developmental deficits are greatest and almost all urban growth up to 2050 will take place. Adopting a practitioner's perspective, theoretically grounded and international in scope, this book is unique in its focus and endeavours to connect theory with practice.Through an interdisciplinary and strategic approach, this book explores the challenges and options i

This article explores the role of Sino-British collaboration in promoting green bond development in China, the extent to which it meets the United Kingdom's wider objectives regarding the UK-China bilateral relationship and the underlying factors. Drawing on desk research and interviews, it tests and validates the hypothesis that the key driving force for this development is the coupling of the financialisation of the Chinese economy and the politics of 'ecological civilisation', although learning through international interaction has also played a role. It further shows that the scope for the United Kingdom to benefit from this growth is limited by the structure of UK-China trade, China's strong macro-economic control and its approach to international relations that prioritises learning and identity transformation rather than the opening up of its markets. Inter-hub competition also plays a part.

This article seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the role of the state in influencing the formation of global cities in emerging economies. It highlights the complexity of this role due to challenging external environments, divergent interests of state actors and socioeconomic and institutional constraints that these actors are under. At an empirical level, it examines the progress of Shanghai in its state-led development as an emerging global city and the respective roles of the national and local governments in this process.

This article explores the relevance of the Chinese experience of a socialist market economy (SME) to the idea and viability of market socialism (MS). It starts by reviewing the defining characteristics of MS as well as the key policy challenges in the transition from state socialism to market socialism and the debates around them. This is followed by an examination of the formulation of an SME by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the actual implementation of an SME in China. Focusing on reform of the state industrial sector, especially through gufenzhi (shareholding) reform and stock market listing, the article then analyzes this experience in terms of the policy measures implemented and their impact on the sector and beyond. It concludes that the Chinese SME not only falls short of the aspiration of MS in terms of equality, but also suffers from a fundamental contradiction between the attempt to maintain the dominance of public ownership, which is integral to both MS and the SME, and the need to develop a full-fledged competitive market economy. The implications of these findings are discussed in the conclusion. Adapted from the source document.