World Cities beyond the West: Globalization, Development and Inequality

by Edited by Josef Gugler

• ISBN13: 9780521830034
• ISBN10: 0521830036
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-08
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This study is 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 new impetus for further analysis.

Table of Contents

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's future in an era of globalization 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 labour 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.