Globalizing city : the urban and economic transformation of Accra, Ghana /

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"Globalizing City offers an excellent case study of the complex social and economic dynamics that have transformed Accra, providing an essential guide for studying globalizing cities in general."

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grant, Richard, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2009.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Space, place, and society.
Temas:
Urbanization > Ghana > Accra.
Globalization > Ghana > Accra.
Urbanisation > Ghāna > Accra.
Mondialisation > Ghāna > Accra.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
BUSINESSS & ECONOMICS > Urban & Regional.
Economic history
Globalization
Urbanization
Stadtentwicklung
Globalisierung
Accra (Ghana) > Economic conditions.
Ghana > Accra
Accra
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : globalizing city
  • Globalizing from above : foreign companies and corporate spaces
  • Globalizing residential spaces : the spread of gated communities
  • Globalizing from above and in between : the residential building boom
  • In-between globalizing : returnees' networks and spaces
  • Globalizing from below : slum dwellers in a globalizing city
  • Conclusions.

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