World Cities beyond the West: Globalization, Development and Inequality
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 3/9/2009
EAN 9780521536851, ISBN10: 0521536855
Paperback, 416 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Language: English
This study was 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 by Josef Gugler and an afterword from Saskia Sassen, this substantial volume makes a major contribution to the world cities literature and provides an important impetus for further analysis.
Introduction Josef Gugler
Part I. The Impact of the Global Political Economy
1. Shanghai
remaking China's future global city Weiping Wu and Shahid Yusuf
2. Seoul
complementing economic success with Games Yeong-Hyun Kim
3. Bangkok
evolution and adaptation under stress Douglas Webster
4. Cairo
too many people, not enough land, too few resources Janet Abu-Lughod
5. Mexico City in an era of globalization and demographic downturn Peter M. Ward
Part II. The Impact of the State
6. Moscow's changing fortunes under three regimes James H. Bater
7. Hong Kong's pathway to becoming a global city Alvin Y. So
8. Singapore
forming the family for a world city Janet W. Salaff
9. Jakarta
globalization, economic crisis, and social change Dean Forbes
Part III. The Impact of Popular Movements
10. Sao Paulo
the political and socio-economic transformations wrought by the New Labor Movement in the city and beyond Maria Helena Moreira Alves
11. Bombay/Mumbai
globalization, inequalities, and politics Sujata Patel
12. Johannesburg
race, inequality, and urbanization Owen Crankshaw and Susan Parnell
Afterword Saskia Sassen.