双城记:上海纽约城市比较研究

上海和纽约是世界两大都市和经济中心。两座城市各具独特的城市魅力和特色，也有着不少共同点。如均以港兴市，是所在国家的首位城市和具有世界主义导向的大都市。然而两者的差异也十分显著，纽约是一座全球城市，而目前的上海仍只是区域性国际都市。与纽约相似，上海也正在经历由制造业为核心的港口城市，向以现代服务业为主要驱动力的创意之城的转化。纽约与上海一样，面临拥堵、污染、教育之忧、医疗费用增长等类似的问题。纽约的最大竞争优势在于不同的意见都能得到尊重，即所谓宽容和多元化的社会，从而有利于创造力的进发。作为后起之秀的上海，正以其摩天大楼、蓬勃的金融市场、迅速国际化以及越来越快的速度追赶纽约等全球城市。需要指出的是，城市的真正发展之路在于城市复兴，必须将城市的生产率置于思考的核心，保持和延续城市的历史和文脉。全球城市的竞争不是零和游戏，在中国大国崛起背景下的上海，可与纽约一道互相学习，从而构建一场可以共赢的竞赛。

A Tale of Two Cities :A Comparative Study of Shanghai and New York

Shanghai and New York are two great metropolises and economic centres of the world; both cities possess their own glamour and special features, and they have common ground in many other aspects. For example, they both have prospered on the basis of sea harbor development; they are known as the largest cities of their own countries and they are both metropolises characterized by open universalism. However, the differences between the two cities are quite obvious, too. New York is a global city, but Shanghai ...