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The Global City Debate Reconsidered. Economic Globalization in Contemporary Dutch Cities.
Jeroen Van Der Waal
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Hardcover. This book provides a systematic overview of the "global city" debate and competing theoretical notions, as well as an argument for the need to test the framework's empirical validity before the unresolved questions can be fruitfully addressed. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0 black and white; 9 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JFFJ; JFFN; JFFS; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
The idea of the "global city," which focuses on globalisation's impact on the social, financial, and political reality of cities in advanced economies, has become widely influential in the decades since its introduction-and yet the major issues in the "global city debate" remain unresolved. This book provides a systematic overview of the debate and competing theoretical notions, as well as an argument for the need to test the framework's empirical validity before the unresolved questions can be fruitfully addressed. By testing data from the Netherlands in the 1990s and 2000s, the author demonstrates the value of rigorous empirical scrutiny while ... Read more
The idea of the "global city," which focuses on globalisation's impact on the social, financial, and political reality of cities in advanced economies, has become widely influential in the decades since its introduction-and yet the major issues in the "global city debate" remain unresolved. This book provides a systematic overview of the debate and competing theoretical notions, as well as an argument for the need to test the framework's empirical validity before the unresolved questions can be fruitfully addressed. By testing data from the Netherlands in the 1990s and 2000s, the author demonstrates the value of rigorous empirical scrutiny while ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089647603
SKU
V9789089647603
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About Jeroen Van Der Waal
Political and urban sociologist Jeroen van der Waal is Associate Professor of Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He primarily investigates the impact of globalisation on inequality, value orientations and voting behaviour in the west. For details, see: www.jeroenvanderwaal.com
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