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The Making of Global City Regions. Johannesburg, Mumbai/Bombay, Sao Paulo, and Shanghai.
Klaus . Ed(S): Segbers
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Phatak, Sueli Schiffer Klaus Segbers, Zhongxin Sun, Richard Tomlinson, Krister Volkmann, Jorge Wilheim, Fulong Wu, and Weiping Wu. Editor(s): Segbers, Klaus. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization. Num Pages: 384 pages, 17, 10 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
As sites for economic, social, and political innovation, Johannesburg, Mumbai/Bombay, Sao Paulo, and Shanghai function as gateways to the global economy for their respective countries and the surrounding regions. City administrators face intense competition for foreign investment, and they must develop strategies to make their cities-which remain outside of the OECD-world class. The Making of Global City Regions traces the emergence of each city in the global economy and examines the link between the dynamics of globalization and changing urban governances. The contributors describe how metropolitan leaders deal with the twin phenomena of globalization and the devolution of the state ... Read more
As sites for economic, social, and political innovation, Johannesburg, Mumbai/Bombay, Sao Paulo, and Shanghai function as gateways to the global economy for their respective countries and the surrounding regions. City administrators face intense competition for foreign investment, and they must develop strategies to make their cities-which remain outside of the OECD-world class. The Making of Global City Regions traces the emergence of each city in the global economy and examines the link between the dynamics of globalization and changing urban governances. The contributors describe how metropolitan leaders deal with the twin phenomena of globalization and the devolution of the state ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization
Number of Pages
384
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801885150
SKU
V9780801885150
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About Klaus . Ed(S): Segbers
Klaus Segbers is a professor of political science and international relations at the Free University Berlin. Simon Raiser and Krister Volkmann are research fellows at the Institute of Political Science, Free University Berlin.
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