Part Ⅰ General Report
Chapter 1 Annual Ranking of General China Urban Competitiveness
in 2008 ....................................................../001
Chapter 2 Reviews of General China Urban Competitiveness in 2008 ......../016
Part Ⅱ Framework of Research
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework of Urban Competitiveness ................/070
Chapter 4 Research Breakthrough of Urban Competitiveness ................/090
Part Ⅲ Regional Report
Chapter 5 Urban Competitiveness Report on Southeast China .............../104
Chapter 6 Urban Competitiveness Report on Bohai Rim of China ............/156
Chapter 7 Urban Competitiveness Report on Northeast China .............../179
Chapter 8 Urban Competitiveness Report on Middle China ................../210
Chapter 9 Urban Competitiveness Report on Southwest China .............../269
Chapter 10 Urban Competitiveness Report on Northwest China ............../304
Part Ⅳ Classified Report
Chapter 11 China Urban Competitiveness Report on Hardware .............../337
Chapter 12 China Urban Competitiveness Report on Software .............../379
Part Ⅴ Case Report
Chapter 13 China Urban Competitiveness Report on Best Case Cities ......./413
Chapter 14 Report of Urban Competitiveness Comparison
between Two Important Cities on China ......................../439
Part Ⅵ Theme Report
Chapter 15 Value System: Position of Chinese Cities
on 500 Global Cities ........................................./549
Chapter 16 Function System: Position of Chinese Cities
on 624 Global Cities ........................................./578
Chapter 17 Elements System: Position of Chinese Cities
on 150 Global Cities ........................................./600
Chapter 18 Advantages, Disadvantages, Opportunities and Challenges
of Chinese Cities at Global Perspective ....................../621
Chapter 19 Global Competitive Strategy of Chinese Cities ................/631
Appendix ................................................................./643
References .............................................................../659
Postscript .............................................................../675
This book has firstly given a general report to 294 cities over prefecture level in China, and then made a regional report to 6 main regions and 22 provinces. This yearbook has placed the cities of China on to the global coordinate system, emphatically discussed the status and cause from the view of value system, function system and environmental system. It proposes some competitive strategy for the city in China to guide them through the labyrinth in facing of intense global competition.