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The Global City : New York, London, Tokyo

This classic work chronicles how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers for the global economy and in the process underwent a series of massive and parallel changes. What distinguishes Sassen's theoretical framework is the emphasis on the formation of cross-border dynamics through w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sassen, Saskia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; One: Overview; Part One: The Geography and Composition of Globalization; Two: Dispersal and New Forms of Centralization; Three: New Patterns in Direct Foreign Investment; Four: Internationalization and Expansion of the Financial Industry; Part Two: The Economic Order of the Global City; Five: The Producer Services; Six: Global Cities: Postindustrial Production Sites; Seven: Elements in a Global Hierarchy; Part Three: The Social Order of the Global City; Eight: Employment and Earnings.
  • Nine: Economic Restructuring as Class and Spatial PolarizationIn Conclusion; Ten: A New Urban Regime?; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.