Metropolitan Governance in Asia and the Pacific Rim

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Russian Borderland Towns Vis - à - Vis the Japanese Other: Outposts, Destinations, and Gateways

Chapter 3 Toward a Defensive Global City: Urban (In)security in an Age of Terror—The Case of Jakarta, Indonesia

Chapter 4 Bordering Practices in Global Sydney: Becoming a City-Region or a “Metropolis of Three Cities”?

Chapter 5 Upgrading Housing Settlement for the Urban Poor in Indonesia: An Analysis of the Kampung Deret Program

Chapter 6 Comparing Informal Sector Engagement Across Pakistan’s Largest Urban Centers: Lessons in State and Non-state Engagement from Karachi and Lahore

Chapter 7 China’s New Suburban Reality: An Attempt to Systematically Define the Chinese Suburb

Chapter 8 Moving from Rural to Urban: Urbanization and Its Implications for Educational Equality and Equity in China

Chapter 10 The Sino-Southeast Asian–Australasian Necklace: Critical Junctures, Branding Cities, and Entrepreneurial Leadership