Local governments, FDI, and industrial development -- The view from the center -- Development in a protected market -- Coordinating development in the auto sector -- Shanghai: a local developmental state -- Beijing and Guangzhou: laissez-faire local states -- Changchun and Wuhan: firm-dominated localities -- Deepening global integration -- Global integration and the challenge of upgrading -- Growth, change, and the challenge of governance -- Conclusion -- Local institutions in a global economy