Description: Global City Makers : Economic Actors and Practices in the World City Network, Hardcover by Hoyler, Michael (EDT); Parnreiter, Christof (EDT); Watson, Allan (EDT), ISBN 178536894X, ISBN-13 9781785368943, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This is a truly refreshing take on the phenomenon of global cities. For far too long weve been seduced by the flows and networks that reproduce global cities without considering the actors, individuals, organisations, institutions, that make and shape the global-local dynamics of such spaces in global society. Throughout this collection of essays, there is a rich empirical narrative which reminds scholars of global city and urban studies that without the agency of actors, whether that be economic, political, cultural or social, any notion of flow and networks would simply wither on the vine. In short, this is a new benchmark on the geography of the global city in contemporary globalisation.
-Jonathan V. Beaverstock, University of Bristol, UK
Global City Makers provides an in-depth account of the role of powerful economic actors in making and un-making global cities. Engaging critically and constructively with global urban studies from a relational economic geography perspective, th outlines a renewed agenda for global cities research.
This book conceptualizes global cities as places from where the world economy is managed and controlled, and discusses the significance of economic actors and their practices in the formation of the world city network. Focusing on financial services, management consultancy, real estate, commodity trading and maritime industries, the detailed case studies are located across the globe to incorporate major global cities such as London, New York and Tokyo as well as globalizing cities including Mexico City, Hamburg and Mumbai.
This ground-breaking book will appeal to a broad audience including scholars in urban studies, economic geography and international management as well as urban policy-makers and practitioners in globalizing firms.
Contributors include: D. Bassens, N. Beerepoot, S. Hall, M. Hesse, M. Hoyler, W. Jacobs, J. Kleibert, B. Lambregts, C. Lizieri, D. Mekic, C. Parnreiter, S. Sassen, D. Scofield, M. van Meeteren, A. Watson, S. Yamamura
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Book Title: Global City Makers : Economic Actors and Practices in the World C
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Global City Makers : Economic Actors and Practices in the World City Network
Publisher: Elgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Urban & Regional, Human Geography, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Economic Conditions
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 16.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.4 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
Author: Christof Parnreiter
Item Width: 6.6 in
Series: New Horizons in Regional Science Ser.
Format: Hardcover
