An introduction for students to the ways in which globalization has assisted in the formation, interaction and distinctive economic-urban-cultural characteristics, and pronounced global reach of global cities in the world economy. It discusses how and why the globalization of economic activity, finance, labour and information technology in particular, have been significant both in understanding the geographies of global city formation, and geographies of restructuring within individual global cities themselves. Jonathan Beaverstock articulates such conceptual issues through examples drawn from a range of late-20th-century cities in Europe, North America and Japan in particular. Each chapter includes selected readings from a range of literature which is scattered across a number of disciplines, encouraging them to seek out such literature for themselves.
- ISBN10 0340731168
- ISBN13 9780340731161
- Publish Date 23 December 2005
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 11 September 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Hodder Arnold
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English