Author: Sassen Saskia
Place: America
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Year: 1991
Pages: 397
ISBN: 0-691-07866-1
Subject: Urbanisation
Sub-Subject: Urban Studies
Keyword: Global City, Global Economy, Economic Transformation, Urban Changes
Shelf: C9R2
Accession No: B1575
Contents: Tables, Acknowledgements, Part One: The Geography and Composition of Globalization, Part Two: The Economic Order of the Global City, Part Three: The Social Order of the Global City, Appendices, Bibliography, Index
Abstract: This classic work explores how New York, London, and Tokyo evolved into command centers of the global economy, undergoing parallel and transformative changes in the process. Sassen’s theoretical framework stands out by emphasizing the formation of cross-border dynamics, through which these cities, along with other emerging global cities, develop strategic transnational networks. The updated edition includes all core data, with the preface and epilogue addressing the key trends in globalization since the book’s original publication in 1991.