Cities in a world economy / Saskia Sassen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sassen, Saskia.

Series:

Sociology for a new century

Sociology for a new century series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban economics.

Metropolitan areas--Cross-cultural studies.

Metropolitan areas.

Cities and towns--Cross-cultural studies.

Cities and towns.

Sociology, Urban.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, [2006]

Summary:

Cities in a World Economy, Second Edition presents sociologists with a new perspective on the study of urban sociology. The decentralization and privatization of the world's economies has radically altered such things as the organization of labor, the structure of consumption, and the distribution of earnings in ways that have yet to be fully realized. In a world economy that is truly more global than it has ever been, Sassen addresses the need to account for the global economies increasing influence on the social structures of cities.

Contents:

Place and production in the global economy

The urban impact of economic globalization

National and transnational urban systems

The new urban economy : the intersection of global processes and place

Issues and case studies in the new urban economy

The new inequalities within cities

Global cities and global survival circuits

A new geography of centers and margins : summary and implications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-244) and index.

ISBN:

1412936802

OCLC:

62393098

Publisher Number:

9781412936804