Research On Location Of FDI Manufacturers In Shanghai Metrapolis

In the time of innovation and opening to the world, FDI is becoming more and more important in the development of manufacturing, also greatly impacting on the restructuring of urban functions by the widening and deepening process of globalization. Now people are focusing on the location of FDI invested in Shanghai's manufacturing industry as it's the economic center of China.The paper's research on the location of FDI manufacturing industry in Shanghai metropolis includes theoretical discussion and empirical analysis. Firstly the paper reviews the primary theories about globalization, summarizes the theories and methodologies in the study of industrial location both abroad and home, and introduces the new development in this field today. Then it describes the general trend of Shanghai's industrial development supported by FDI, analyses the characteristics of distribution of kinds of FDI projects, and discusses the influences of a series of factors to such distributions. Finally the paper gives theoretical interpretation, trying to reveal the underlying reasons of location phenomena through 4 parts including background, ideology, approach and other influence.The research indicates that two kinds of power make joint efforts, resulting in the location phenomena of FDI manufacturing in Shanghai metropolis, one is policy-power; the other is market-power. That is to say that local authorities are managing and marketing their places while enterprises seeking and choosing destinations.