The Spatial Distribution of Producer Services in Shanghai

Sun Sheng Han and Bo Qin
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Sun Sheng Han: Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, VIC 3149, Australia, sshan@unimelb.edu.au
Bo Qin: Department of Urban Planning and Management, School of Public Administration, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China, qinbo@mparuc.edu.cn

Urban Studies, 2009, vol. 46, issue 4, 877-896

Abstract: This paper examines the location characteristics of the newly emerged producer services in Shanghai. The research questions are: how does the location of producer services fit into Shanghai's spatial context? What are the factors shaping the spatial distribution pattern? Are the spatial distribution and its determinants similar to those observed in other cities? Analyses of data collected from field reconnaissance, interviews and secondary sources reveal that the spatial distribution of producer services in Shanghai is characterised by concentration and dispersion. The concentration of producer services in an extensive central-city core is similar to that observed in other cities. However, the wide spread of producer services over a fairly big region is unexpected. The paper adds insight to the study of producer services by contending that contextual factors such as an indigenous path of development, state intervention and market institution, determine the location of producer services in Shanghai.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098009102133

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