Cities in a world economy
By: Saskia Sassen.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Sociology for a new century series; Sociology for a new century.
Publisher: Pine Forge Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Urban economics; Metropolitan areas -- Cross-cultural studies; Cities and towns -- Cross-cultural studies; Sociology, Urban
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Description: "The Third Edition of Cities in a World Economy shows how certain characteristics of our turn-of-the-millennium flows of money, information, and people have led to the emergence of a new social formation: global cities. These developments give new meaning to such fixtures of urban sociology as the centrality of place and the importance of geography in our social world. Key Features: Offers a multidisciplinary perspective: This book features a cross-disciplinary approach to Urban Sociology using global examples. With both depth and clarity, this book examines the impact of global processes on the social structure of cities helping students increase their world awareness. In addition, the book strikes the perfect balance between maintaining academic rigor and employing new and innovative concepts. Includes a new chapter: The new chapter on Global Cities and Global Survival Circuits discusses the highly gendered and unequal nature of the global city and how it forces the underprivileged to live a dangerous and unpredictable life on global survival circuits. Incorporates the most recent data: This new edition updates nearly every piece of data with the most recent facts and figures available. In addition, this book introduces new concepts for understanding contemporary urban sociology. Intended Audience: This is an ideal text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in Urban Sociology. It can also be used in courses such as Urban Studies, World Cities, Regional Studies, Urban Development and Planning, and Regional Development in the departments of Sociology, Urban Studies, and Geography" http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0664/2005034084-d.html.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Place and production in the global economy; title: The urban impact of economic globalization; title: National and transnational urban systems; title: The new urban economy : the intersection of global processes and place; title: Issues and case studies in the new urban economy; title: The new inequalities within cities; title: Global cities and global survival circuits; title: A new geography of centers and margins : summary and implications.