Cities in a world economy /
Saskia Sassen.
- 3rd ed.
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, c2006.
- xviii, 269 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Sociology for a new century series .
- Sociology for a new century series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-244) and index.
Place and production in the global economy -- The urban impact of economic globalization -- National and transnational urban systems -- The new urban economy : the intersection of global processes and place -- Issues and case studies in the new urban economy -- The new inequalities within cities -- Global cities and global survival circuits -- A new geography of centers and margins : summary and implications.
1412936802 (pbk.) 9781412936804 (pbk.)
Urban economics. Economía urbana Metropolitan areas--Cross-cultural studies. Áreas metropolitanas Cities and towns--Cross-cultural studies. Ciudades y pueblos Sociology, Urban. Sociología urbana