The Political Economy of Mega Projects in Asia Globalization and Urban Transformation

The growth of urban real estate development has been a key recent facet of the globalization of Asian economies. This book compares and analyses how the aspirations of Asian states have been reflected in the course of (re-)writing the urban landscape, and considers the role of scalar politics. The contributors argue that mega-projects embody the dynamics of the multi-scalar strategic relations that determine the process and outcome of urbanization. Bringing together a range of urbanization experiences from South Korea, Taiwan, India, Turkey, Hong Kong SAR, Mainland China and Indonesia, the book explores the role of specific political and economic interests in shaping cities, and the role of local communities, nascent advocacy groups and popular struggles in contesting the state-led mega-projects.

Introduction: Asian Urbanization and the Politics of Scale in Mega-Projects Hyun Bang Shin and Dong-Wan Gimm [Part 1] The Political Economy of Urbanization and Mega-projects National Mega-project and the Mobilization of Urban Development in South Korea Dong-Wan Gimm Coping with Crisis in Developmental Urbanization: The Yongsan Mega-Project in Seoul Hyun Bang Shin Smart City or Real Estate Hoax? The Rise of Zone-City in East Asia Jinn-yuh Hsu Multi-scalar Dynamics driving India’s Urban Megaprojects: Speculative Urbanization and the IT Corridor in Chennai Loraine Kennedy Political Economy of the Large Scale Transportation Projects in Istanbul: State, Capital and Partnerships in Urban Mega-Projects Cagri Carikci [Part 2] Planning and Governing Mega-projects Erasing Lee Tung Street: Class and Difference in the Urban Redevelopment of Hong Kong Bart Wissink The Majestic Axis of Guangzhou and the Political Reinvention of Urban Form Francesca Frassoldati, Alessandro Armando The Politics of Peri-urban Mega-projects in Jakarta Metropolitan Area: From Privatization to Networking strategies Delik Hudalah City of Enclaves: Urban Governance and Citizen Planners in Gurgaon Shoshana Goldstein Manufacturing Cities: Industrial Policy and Urban Planning in India Neha Sami and Shriya Anand Conclusion: Urban Futures and Asian Urbanisation Hyun Bang Shin and Dong-Wan Gimm Afterword Bae-Gyoon Park

Hyun Bang Shin is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Dong-Wan Gimm is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Kyungnam University, South Korea