Economic Impacts of Shanghai World Exposition on Yangtze River Delta Region of China
Abstract
In 2010, the 41 st World Exposition was held in Shanghai. It started on 1st of May and ended on 31st of October, lasting 184 days. 190 countries and 56 international organizations attended this event. As a mega event, Shanghai World Exposition has a lot of economic impacts on the Yangtze River Delta region which is the largest city group in China, and these impacts will affect the development of this region for decades. This paper argues that the Shanghai World Expo will have a profound impact on the investment, urbanization, tourism and industrial structure of the Yangtze River Delta Region.
Keywords
World Exposition; Yangtze River Delta Region; Economic impacts
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i10.8183
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