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Weekly UpdatesFinally, the CDLC approach taken in Shanghai is, to say the least, intriguing. Although economic development has occurred at a pace unimaginable even two decades ago, it is still difficult to predict whether we are seeing a new model of city innovation, a set of lessons regarding a failed approach, or an interesting experiment that will serve to strengthen some theories of regional innovation and invalidate others.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank Jane Marceau for her comments and suggestions on earlier versions of the paper. Financial support from the Beth and Ravenel Curry Gift for Chinese Studies from the Department of Asian Studies and the John D. Hollingsworth Fund for Business and Accounting from the Department of Business and Accounting, both from Furman University, is greatly appreciated. Sean Chen also acknowledges the financial support of Furman University's Research and Professional Growth Fund.
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SEAN CHEN
Department of Business & Accounting and Department of Asian Studies, Furman University, Greenville SC, USA
KIRK KARWAN
Department of Business & Accounting, Furman University, Greenville SC, USA
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