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Introduction: Why Chinese and Indian Megacities?

Introduction: Why Chinese and Indian Megacities? Xiangming Chen Trinity College and Fudan University, Shanghai WHY CHINESE AND INDIAN MEGACITIES? The rise of China and India to global economic powers has become a familiar story and remains a dominant headline, which intrigues scholars, journalists, and policymakers ev- erywhere to ponder its wide and deep implications. Somewhat less known, however, is the phenomenon that the boom of China and India is symbolized and driven by their key megacities such as Shanghai and Mumbai. Even less understood is how Chinese and Indian megacities have transformed themselves as they boost the rapid growth of China and India. What may be least anticipated and appreciated is that how the transformation of Chinese and Indian megacities can inform and advance urban theory and research. The four articles in this special issue of City & Community constitute a focused and syn- thetic look at the dynamic and complex transformation of three Chinese and Indian megacities—Shanghai, Mumbai, and Kolkata. The empirical findings and theorizing in these articles make these cities timely cases for advancing urban research, especially on megacities that are rapidly globalizing. In this short introduction, I first highlight a few striking features of the Chinese and Indian megacities to establish them http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png City and Community SAGE

Introduction: Why Chinese and Indian Megacities?

Chen, Xiangming
City and Community , Volume 8 (4): 1 – Dec 1, 2009
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© 2009 American Sociological Association
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1535-6841
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1540-6040
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10.1111/j.1540-6040.2009.01297.x
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Xiangming Chen Trinity College and Fudan University, Shanghai WHY CHINESE AND INDIAN MEGACITIES? The rise of China and India to global economic powers has become a familiar story and remains a dominant headline, which intrigues scholars, journalists, and policymakers ev- erywhere to ponder its wide and deep implications. Somewhat less known, however, is the phenomenon that the boom of China and India is symbolized and driven by their key megacities such as Shanghai and Mumbai. Even less understood is how Chinese and Indian megacities have transformed themselves as they boost the rapid growth of China and India. What may be least anticipated and appreciated is that how the transformation of Chinese and Indian megacities can inform and advance urban theory and research. The four articles in this special issue of City & Community constitute a focused and syn- thetic look at the dynamic and complex transformation of three Chinese and Indian megacities—Shanghai, Mumbai, and Kolkata. The empirical findings and theorizing in these articles make these cities timely cases for advancing urban research, especially on megacities that are rapidly globalizing. In this short introduction, I first highlight a few striking features of the Chinese and Indian megacities to establish them

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Published: Dec 1, 2009

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