The Shenzhen Phenomenon - 9780367415945

Taylor & Francis

The Shenzhen PhenomenonFrom Fishing Village to Global Knowledge City\nAuthor(s): Richard Hu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367415945, 978-0367415945\nSynopsis\nThe Shenzhen Phenomenon is a comprehensive and systematic study about how Shenzhen, the worlds fastest growing city, has developed into an international metropolis from scratch within 40 years. \n\nIt unravels the decision and policy making, planning, design, and development processes that have enabled the citys rapid growth, and associated problems and paradoxes. It also reveals the politics and power that have propelled this experimental city to spearhead Deng Xiaopings reform and opening-up agenda, which has made the city and remade the nation. This book demystifies several long-held misperceptions through identifying Shenzhens rise as an opportunity deriving from a crisis, as a product of both grassroots ingenuity and top vision, and as both a planne.