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Building knowledge city in transformation era: Knowledge-based urban development in Beijing in the context of globalisation and decentralisation / Zhao, Pengjun

Zhao, Pengjun	Journal Article
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2010.

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This study examines knowledge-based urban development in Beijing with the objective of revealing the impact of the 'synergetic' forces of globalisation and local government intervention on knowledge-based urban development in the context of the coexisting processes of globalisation and decentralisation. The findings in this paper show that due to the rapid growth of the cultural industry sector, knowledge-based urban development has created various kinds of 'cultural industry clustered areas', which were recently promoted by the 2008 Olympic Games. 'Synergetic' global and local forces are leading knowledge-based urban development, with the emergence of a local coalition regime in which local government manages local development, considered as 'enterprises' in the decentralisation process, while the State retains a significant influence on knowledge-based urban development. The central and municipal governments tend to emphasise strategies to 'facilitate the climate for growth' rather than the centrally planned control they exerted prior to the 1980s.

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Globalisation ; Decentralisation ; Beijing ; Cultural Industry ; Knowledge - Based Urban Development

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Cultural governance and place-making in Taiwan and China / Chan, Selina Ching

Chan, Selina Ching	Journal Article
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2011.

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This article compares cultural governance in Taiwan and China through their respective place-making processes. It investigates how cultural polices objectify tradition and popularize cultural landscape in local places for economic development and identity politics. Contrary to what would be commonly expected, the Chinese government adopted a minimalist approach while the Taiwanese government was much more hands-on. The sociopolitical histories of the two governments and their objectives are examined to understand this difference. In addition, the reactions of the locals to cultural policies in the two places are also contrasted. Finally, the different effects of cultural governance in China and Taiwan are examined. In particular, it was found that communal relations have deteriorated in China but strengthened in Taiwan as a result.

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Economic Development ; Taiwan ; China ; Cultural Industry ; Cultural Governance ; Place-Making

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