Asian and Pacific Cities: Development Patterns

316 Pages·2013·1.202 MB·English

by  Ian Shirley, Carol Neill

Asian and Pacific Cities
The cities of Asia and the Pacific are at the epicentre of development in what is
arguably the most populous, culturally distinctive and economically powerful
region in the world. Sixteen major cities such as Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila,
Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur and Santiago, located in
countries as diverse as Mexico and Vietnam, Samoa and India, China and Aus-
tralia, exemplify the changing patterns of development across this vast region of
the world.
By tracking economic and social trends the contributors to this collection
reveal how a wide range of political and cultural factors have interacted over
time to provide a powerful explanation for the shape and characteristics of ‘the
city’ today. Based on a collaborative research programme and drawing on the
work of local researchers, this book examines the realities of city development
characterised by domestic migration, spatial and social fragmentation, squatter
settlements and gated communities, economic experiments and the emergence of
the ‘Asian Tigers’. The collection as a whole records the way in which countries
in this region have moved from underdevelopment to become global economic
and political powers.
This book provides a fascinating journey through Asia and the Pacific by gen-
erating an insider’s view of each city and an insight into national development.
As such it will be of great interest to students and scholars interested in: the
Asian and Pacific region; in disciplines such as economics, politics, geography
and sociology; and in policy domains such as urban planning and economic
development.
Ian Shirley is Pro Vice Chancellor and Professor of Public Policy at Auckland
University of Technology, New Zealand. He is the Research Leader and Direc-
tor of the Asian and Pacific Development Programme.
Carol Neill is a senior researcher engaged in the Asian and Pacific Development
Programme. She is employed by the Institute of Public Policy at Auckland
University of Technology, New Zealand.
Routledge advances in Asia- Pacific studies
1 Environment, Education and Society in the Asia- Pacific
Local traditions and global discourses
David Yencken, John Fien and Helen Sykes
2 Ageing in the Asia- Pacific Region
David R. Phillips
3 Caring for the Elderly in Japan and the US
Practices and policies
Susan Orpett Long
4 Human Rights and Gender Politics
Asia Pacific perspectives
Edited by Anne Marie Hilsdon, Martha Macintyre, Vera Mackie and
Maila Stivens
5 Human Rights in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
Ian Neary
6 Cultural Politics and Asian Values
The tepid war
Michael D. Barr
7 Social Policy in East and Southeast Asia
Education, health, housing and income maintenance
M. Ramesh
8 Sino- Japanese Relations
Facing the past, looking to the future?
Caroline Rose
9 Directors of Urban Change in Asia
Edited by Peter J.M. Nas
10 Education Reform and Education Policy in East Asia
Ka Ho Mok
11 The Strong and the Weak in Japanese Literature
Discrimination, egalitarianism, nationalism
Fuminobu Murakami
12 Civilization, Nation and Modernity in East Asia
Chih- Yu Shih
13 Diminishing Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific
Robin Jeffrey, Edward Aspinall and Anthony Regan
14 Health Transitions and the Double Disease Burden in Asia and the
Pacific
Histories of responses to non- communicable and communicable diseases
Edited by Milton J. Lewis and Kerrie L. MacPherson
15 Film Censorship in the Asia- Pacific Region
Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia compared
Saw Tiong Guan
16 Asian and Pacific Cities
Development patterns
Edited by Ian Shirley and Carol Neill

Asian and Pacific Cities
Development patterns
Edited by Ian Shirley and Carol Neill
First published 2013
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Asian and Pacific cities : development patterns / edited by Ian Shirley and
Carol Neill.
pages cm. – (Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies)
“Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada”–Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Cities and towns–Asia–Growth–Case studies. 2. Cities and towns–
Oceania–Growth–Case studies. 3. Cities and towns–Pacific Area–
Growth–Case studies. 4. Asia–Geography–Case studies.
5. Oceania–Geography–Case studies. 6. Pacific Area–Geography–Case
studies. 7. Asia–Social conditions–Case studies. 8. Oceania–Social
conditions–Case studies. 9. Pacific Area–Social conditions–Case
studies. I. Shirley, Ian F. II. Neill, Carol.
HT384.A78A79 2013
307.76095–dc23 2012039538
ISBN: 978-0-415-63204-1 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-203-09613-0 (ebk)
Typeset in Times New Roman
by Wearset Ltd, Boldon, Tyne and Wear
Contents
List of illustrations ix
Notes on contributors x
Preface xvii
Acknowledgements xx
1 Introduction: Asia and the Pacific 1
IAN SHIRLEY AND CAROL NEILL
PART I
Asia 23
2 Vietnam: Hochiminh 25
NGUYEN MINH HOA AND SON THANH TUNG
3 Thailand: Bangkok 40
APIWAT RATANAWARAHA
4 Singapore: Singapore 56
OOI GIOK LING AND YUE CHOONG KOG
5 Philippines: Manila 68
FRANCISCO MAGNO, MIGUEL PUZON AND ANNABELLE VERDOTE
6 Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur 82
ER AH CHOY, KATIMAN ROSTAM, ABD. RAHIM MD. NOR AND
MELASUTRA MD. DALI
7 Japan: Tokyo 98
EMIKO KAKIUCHI
viii Contents
8 Indonesia: Jakarta 112
HARYO WINARSO AND YUDI SAPTONO
9 India: Mumbai 126
SUJATA PATEL
10 India: Pune 138
RAJESHWARI DESHPANDE
11 China: Shanghai 150
LINGYAN QU, TIANJIAO CHU AND IAN SHIRLEY
PART II
Pacific/Oceania 167
12 Samoa: Apia 169
FONOTI LAFITA’I IUPATI FUATA’I
13 New Zealand: Auckland 184
CAROL NEILL AND IAN SHIRLEY
14 Fiji: Suva 200
BIMAN PRASAD AND MANORANJAN MOHANTY
15 Australia: Melbourne 214
PAUL JAMES AND ANDY SCERRI
PART III
Pacific Rim 231
16 Mexico: Guadalajara 233
CARLOS BARBA SOLANO, BENJAMÍN CHAPA GARCÍA,
ELENA DE LA PAZ HERNÁNDEZ ÁGUILA,
ROBERTO HERNÁNDEZ HERNÁNDEZ AND OFELIA WOO MORALES
17 Chile: Santiago 250
MANUEL TIRONI, VALENTINA POZO AND MATTIA GIOVANNI
BARBERA
18 Conclusion: the world’s experimental laboratories 266
IAN SHIRLEY AND CAROL NEILL
Index 287
Illustrations
Figures
1.1 World population, 2010 3
1.2 Asia and the Pacific in the world economy, 2009 5
1.3 Development patterns framework 16
2.1 Real GDP growth and GDP per capita: Vietnam, 1994–2011 32
3.1 Income disparity between the richest and poorest provinces in
Thailand, 1981–2005 46
7.1 Trend of real GDP and annual changes 102
7.2 Changes in employed persons by industry, 1920–2010 105
11.1 China’s annual growth rate of GDP, 1979–2009 153
16.1 Foreign direct investment by industry in Jalisco, 1999–2009 241
17.1 Population of Santiago, Chile, 1865–2020 (forecast from 2002) 255
Tables
9.1 Human development indicators, Mumbai 134
12.1 Remittances in the Pacific, 1980–2010 174
13.1 Auckland Region population: breakdown by ethnic grouping,
1991–2006 192