《Explaining urban economic governance: The City of Macao》

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来源
CITIES,Vol.61,P.96-108
语言
英文
关键字
Urban island; Gaming liberalization; Junket system; Social externalities; Economic diversification; MAINLAND CHINESE; HONG-KONG; TOURISM; COMPETITION; MODEL
作者单位
[Sheng, Li] Univ Macau, Dept Govt & Publ Adm, Humanities & Social Sci Bldg, Macau, Peoples R China. Sheng, L (reprint author), Univ Macau, Dept Govt & Publ Adm, Humanities & Social Sci Bldg, Macau, Peoples R China. E-Mail: edmundsheng@umac.mo
摘要
This paper traces the root causes of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government's inability to regulate the city's major economic issues. This regulatory deficiency can be partly attributed to the city's 500 years of Portuguese colonial rule, although some of the problems have been caused by the casino boom, which began with the liberalization of Macao's gaming industry, and the government's failure to cope with ensuing dramatic changes. From a historical and institutional perspective, the author illustrates and analyzes the dynamic relationship between economic regulation and urban politics on a rapidly growing urban island facing various governance challenges. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.