Cities and Economies

by Kim; Yeong-Hyun

• ISBN13: 9780415365734
• ISBN10: 0415365732
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Cities and Economies explores the complex and subtle connections between cities and economies. The rise of the merchant city, the development of the industrial city and the creation of the service-dominated urban economy are explored, along with economic globalization and its effects on cities in both developed and developing economies. This book provides a thorough examination of the role of the city in shaping economic processes and explains the different effects that economies have on cities. It provides an invaluable and unrivaled guide to the relationship between urban structure and economic processes as they compare and contrast across the world. The authors examine the complex relationships between the city and the economy in historical and global contexts, as well as evaluating the role of world cities, the economic impacts of megacities and the role of the state in shaping urban economic policies. They focus on the ways in which cities have led, and at the same time adapted to,economic shifts. Large cities are viewed as the centres of regional and national economies, while a small number are defined by their centrality in the global economy. The book examines: ? Key ideas and concepts on the economic aspects of urban change. ? The changing nature of urban economies and their relationships with changes at the national and global levels. ? Compares current economic issues and policies of large cities around the world. ? Explores the links between globalization and economic changes in cities and the growing competitions between them. Cities and Economies uses case studies, photographs and maps expanding across the US, Western Europe and Asia. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book answers some fundamental questions about the economic role of cities. Cities and Economies is an essential text for students of Geography, Economics, Sociology, Urban Studies and Urban Planning.

Author Biography

John Rennie Short is Professor of Geography and Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. vii
List of case studies	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Cities and economies	p. 1
Urban growth and decline	p. 2
Large cities in the national and global economies	p. 4
Urban economic changes in the era of globalization	p. 7
Urban growth and decline in economic shifts	p. 11
Mercantile cities and European colonialism	p. 13
Merchant capitalism and the growth of towns	p. 14
Merchant capitalism, colonialism and global urban networks	p. 20
Cartographic representations of the merchant city	p. 25
The rise and fall of industrial cities	p. 28
The industrial city and social conflict	p. 32
The planned city	p. 34
The Fordist city	p. 37
Service industries and metropolitan economies	p. 48
The growth of the service sector	p. 50
The role of the public sector	p. 56
Global shift of services	p. 57
The global economy and world cities in developed countries	p. 63
Globalization and world cities	p. 65
World cities in urban studies	p. 66
Command and control centers of the global economy	p. 72
The global urban hierarchy	p. 74
Globalization and globalizing cities	p. 80
Urban competitiveness	p. 82
Politics of world-city status	p. 89
Globalizing cities and globalized urbanism	p. 93
New solutions for old economies	p. 97
The cultural economy	p. 98
The creative economy	p. 104
The national economy and capital cities in developing countries	p. 115
Third world cities	p. 117
Third world cities in urban studies	p. 118
Mega cities of the developing world	p. 124
Primate cities	p. 134
World city projects for national capitals	p. 140
National economic development and capital cities	p. 141
Graduating from third world city status	p. 146
Globalizing islands in developing countries	p. 156
Inequality in globalizing third world cities	p. 157
High-tech enclaves in Bangalore	p. 162
Ethnic enclaves in Seoul	p. 165
References	p. 173
Index	p. 191
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