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Globalizing South China

ISBN: 978-1-557-86888-6

December 2001

Wiley-Blackwell

338 pages

Description
This insightful account demonstrates that capitalism in China has a history and a geography, and combines perspectives from both to demonstrate that regional economic restructuring in South China is far from an economic 'miracle's.

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About the Author
Carolyn Cartier is assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Features

  • Introduces readers to the issues surrounding the rise of a dynamic regional economy in South China
  • Explains the contemporary economic transformation in terms of the region's geography and history
  • Demonstrates that the area's economic rise must be understood in the context of the global restructuring of capitalism
  • Looks ahead to future transformations within and beyond the region as political-economic geographies continue to shift.