Autor: Banji Oyeyinka

Ni Pengfei, Ph D in Economics, director of the Center for City and Competitiveness of CASS, Professor, doctoral tutor, “China Urban Competitiveness Report” editor, “SMEs reform and development” project evaluation specialist for the United Nations Development Programme, co-editor of “Global Urban Competitiveness Report”, jointly prepared the “Urban Globalization Index” with Professor Peter Taylor of the British Royal Academy of Social Sciences, Adjunct Professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Southeast University and Korea Science and Technology University, Secretary General of transnational project of Global Urban Competitiveness, team leader of China Urban Competitiveness Report, vice-chairman of CASS Youth Humanities and Social Sciences Center, Deputy Secretary-General of Chinese Urban Science Council, Deputy Secretary General of Chinese Society of Urban Development , Deputy Secretary-General of Chinese Society of Urban Economy , government economic adviser of Chengdu , Taiyuan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Handan and Zhumadian, etc. Representative works: China Urban Competitiveness Report , winner of the 11th Sun Yefang Book Award, 2005.