the periphery - an "astonishing reversal" -- Chapter 3: Two technological revolutions and a predominantly falling behind …, a new "reversal" and a new international division of labor -- Chapter 6: Heterogeneity at the periphery and the current … the absorptive capabilities that are built by countries and regions at the periphery. To understand this global process …

discusses the interaction among economic globalization, economic development, and marketization reform in China, so as to …

governance, defines fragmentation and sprawl, outlines the discussion on cost and benefits of urban sprawl, and examines … performance and fragmentation of metropolitan governance. Both correlations and regression models show positive link between …Fragmentation of governments and urban sprawl has been a subject of debate for a considerable time. The discussion …