New international political economy and the Greater Pearl River Delta.

Law, Wai Hin.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-109).Abstracts in English and Chinese.AbstractTable of ContentList of AbbreviationPrefaceChapter Chapter One --- IntroductionChapter 1.1 --- Aim of StudyChapter 1.2 --- Theoretical approachChapter 1.3 --- MethodologyChapter 1.4 --- SignificanceChapter Chapter Two --- TheoryChapter 2.1 --- International Political Economy (IPE)Chapter 2.1.1 --- Mainstream IPEChapter 2.1.2 --- New IPEChapter 2.2 --- About theorizing change of the Greater Pearl River DeltaChapter 2.3 --- RegionChapter 2.3.1 --- GlobalizationChapter 2.3.2 --- Regional integrationChapter 2.3.3 --- Regional integration in East AsiaChapter 2.3.4 --- Sub-regional integration in East AsiaChapter 2.4 --- National and sub-national Politics and centre-local relation: ChinaChapter 2.5 --- SummaryChapter Chapter Three --- Substantive Focus: the integration of the GPRD from the early 1980s to2004Chapter 3.1 --- The integration of Hong Kong/Macau and the Pearl River Delta beforeChapter 3.2 --- A period of break between 1997-2001Chapter 3.3 --- A new phase of development starting from 2002Chapter Chapter Four --- Evaluation of New International Political EconomyChapter Chapter Five --- Conclusio

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