China's new retail economy : a geographic perspective /
Retail is the essential link between production and consumption. The dynamics of a nation's economy cannot be fully understood without a good understanding of its retail sector. This book is written to achieve three broad objectives. First, it provides a comprehensive assessment of the changes...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Series: | Routledge advances in geography ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction; 2 The Consumer Market: Size, Consumption Patterns, and Regional Variations; 3 Building a Modern Regulatory Regime; 4 Trajectories of Growth and Changes in Retail Structure; 5 Penetrating the Great Wall and Conquering the Middle Kingdom; 6 Nurturing National Champions; 7 The Setback of Best Buy and Media Markt: An Analysis of China's Consumer Electronics Retailing
- 8 Development of Shopping Centers as New Consumption Space9 Luxury Retailing; 10 Conclusions; Appendix 1: Cluster Analysis of the Chinese Cities; Appendix 2: The Hierarchy of China's Urban Markets by City Tier, 2010 (with Data for City Proper); Notes; References; Index