World cities beyond the West : globalization, development, and inequality / edited by Josef Gugler.
"This study is the first systematically to cover those cities beyond the core that most clearly can be considered world cities: Bangkok, Cairo, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, and Singapore. Fourteen leading authorities from diverse bac...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Table of contents Publisher description Publisher description Table of contents Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "This study is the first systematically to cover those cities beyond the core that most clearly can be considered world cities: Bangkok, Cairo, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, and Singapore. Fourteen leading authorities from diverse backgrounds bring their expertise to bear on these cities across four continents and consider the major regional and global roles they play in economic, political, and cultural life. Conveying how these cities have followed various pathways to their present position, they offer multiple perspectives on the interplay of internal and external forces and demonstrate that any comprehensive discussion of world cities has to engage a multiplicity of perspectives. With an introduction from Josef Gugler and an afterword from Saskia Sassen, this volume makes a contribution to the world cities literature and provides an important new impetus for further analysis."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 396 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511550799 |