Год выпуска: 2006 Издательство: Hong Kong University Press Страниц: 567 ISBN: 9622097677
Описание
The Greater Pearl River Delta in south China, with a population of 47 million, is one of the largest metropolitan regions in the world and one of the fastest growing regions in China. This edited volume examines the economic, social, environmental, infrastructural, institutional, and legal issues of developing the Greater Pearl River Delta, including Hong Kong and Macao, into a competitive region under "One Country, Two Systems." The Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong governments face a major challenge in developing the region, given its great disparity in wages and living standards. In the past, the region was mainly focused on one or two clearly defined central cities. Today, it is becoming increasingly polycentric with a number of former peripheral and rural areas developing into active economic centres in their own right, with resulting inter-city and cross-border competitive pressures and social problems. Globalization has made more acute the need for such regional cooperation...
