Learning from Shenzhen
Learning from Shenzhen: China's Post-Mao Experiment from Special Zone to Model City is a 2017 collection of essays, co-edited by Mary Ann O'Donnell, Winnie Wong, and Jonathan Bach, and published by the University of Chicago Press. It discusses the development of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and how it influenced the development of other places in China.
The title is a reference to the previous Chinese revolutionary slogan "
Content
The book has three sections for its essays, with each section being a different stage of development,[1] with essays exploring various aspects of Shenzhen.[2]
The first section is about the years 1979-1992, with the first experiments in capitalism initiated under
The second section is about the years 1992-2004 in regards to making exceptions for certain aspects and urban-rural divides.
The third section is 2004 to the date of publishing, which discusses how the development patterns of Shenzhen were used as a model for developing cities elsewhere in Mainland China.
A version of the book has a foreword by
Reception
Hai Ren (任海; Rén Hǎi) of the University of Arizona wrote that the chapters were "well researched and well written".[2]
References
Sources
- Ren, Hai (2018). "Learning from Shenzhen: China's Post-Mao Experiment from Special Zone to Model City".
External links
- Learning from Shenzhen China’s Post-Mao Experiment from Special Zone to Model City - University of Chicago Press
- Contents of the book available at University Press Scholarship Online
- Contents of the book available at
- https://networks.h-net.org/node/133702/pdf
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