GATEWAYS TO GLOBALISATION: ASIA’S INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND FINANCE CENTRES

Book ID/图书代码： 04289511B50057

English Summary/英文概要： Asia’s trading and financial hubs have become global cities which frequently have more in common and closer linkages with each other than with their corresponding hinterlands. As this book expounds, these global cities illustrate to what extent world trends deeply penetrate and permeate the national territorial interiors and processes that were otherwise presumed to be controlled by the State.

Gateways to Globalisation is soundly based on accurate and extensive research (including perspectives from historians, economists, geographers and sociologists) from China, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, in order to grasp the regional character of trade and finance, beyond national borders and traditional academic frameworks. The book documents that today, major urban centres such as Tokyo, Beijing, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, situated on the periphery of the maritime corridor of East Asia, form a system characterised by the intensity of their economic linkages and integration into the world economy. Since the mid-1980s, these major Asian cities have become the worldwide-oriented centres for production, trade, finance and research. This collective effort offers, in addition to its regional framework, up-to-date information that strengthens an original trans-disciplinary analysis of a region and its economic characteristics, which will be of interest to readers within academia and beyond.

This well-detailed and thorough work will interest academics and post-graduate students in economics, geography, finance, history, regional studies and Asian studies, as well as those who have a general interest in globalisation.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 亚洲贸易与金融中心已成为一个“世界城”，这里的城市拥有颇多相似之处，彼此联系紧密，他们之间的紧密程度已超过其与本国内陆地区的联系。正如此书所阐述的，这些全球化城市向我们证明着世界一体化的进程渗透到一国内部的程度以及假定由国家控制这一进程的程度。《全球化关口》内容充实，说服力强，它以对中国、日本、新加坡和香港等国家和地区的准确而又全面的研究为基础，（这些研究包括历史学家、经济学家、地理学家和社会学家的独到见解。）以求不受一国疆界和传统的学者框架的限制而掌握这一地区的贸易和金融特征。此书论述了今天的大都市，包括东京、北京、新加坡、香港及上海均位于东亚海上走廊的边缘，这个走廊是一个以彼此经济联系不断加深并不断融入世界经济为特征的体系。从上世纪八十年代中期开始，这些亚洲大都市就已成为面向世界市场的制造、贸易、金融和研究中心。除了已分析亚洲地区框架，本书还为我们提供了对此地区及其经济特征的跨领域分析最新信息，这将满足相关学者以及其他读者的兴趣。内容详细讲解透彻，本书必会让从事经济、地理、金融、历史及地区或亚洲研究工作的学者和研究生，以及这些对全球化进程颇感兴趣的读者们爱不释手。(兼职翻译-XMM)

Awards/获奖情况：‘A new geography of economic power is emerging in East Asia. Written by leading experts in the areas of globalization, trade, producer services, financial centers, logistics and R&D, the book provides indepth and updated analyses of the leading role of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Singapore in the recent rise of Asia as a major manufacturing base and exporter. The book reveals the historical, geographical, socio-economic and political peculiarities in the formation of world cities in East Asia.’---Jianfa Shen, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies and The Chinese University of Hong Kong

‘Gateways to Globalisation makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the emerging East Asian regional system of financial centres within the broader global context and how they interact within the global circuits of finance. In particular, it focuses on the emergence of the financial centres of Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore and the attempts by both national governments and the private sector to position them so that they become more competitive in the global and regional context. The volume shows much historical sensitivity showing that while the increase in the importance of these financial centres is principally post 1945, their emergence has been aided by the deep historical roots that go back several centuries. The book will be of great value in the interpretation of the role of East Asia in what many commentators have called the “Asian Century”.’---Terry McGee, The University of British Columbia, Canada

‘Gateways to Globalisation cogently demonstrates that Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, and Tokyo operate as gateways to Asia and as linchpins for Asia to the global economy. The authors’ theoretical frameworks and original empirical research support provocative findings that challenge conventional thinking: Tokyo may decline as a global city. As Beijing and Shanghai ride China’s rapid growth they face uncertainty about its future openness to the global economy. Vibrant Hong Kong and Singapore confront challenges from other rising centers.’---David Meyer, Washington University in St Louis, US

‘This book distinguishes itself in its emphasis on historical and cultural links as well as contemporary globalization processes on large East Asian cities. Arising from a research program and four seminars, the editor has picked scholars who can relate past and present trends. Historical links of Japanese cities are explored. Leading world cities in the region are analysed in their evolution from entrepôts to modern gateways, service integrators, transport hubs and financial centres. It is a study of the integration and interrelationships of East Asian cities in the global economy.’---Yue-man Yeung, Chinese University of Hong Kong

About the Author/作者介绍： François Gipouloux, Research Director, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France.
本书作者François Gipouloux是法国国家科学研究中心的研究主任。

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