Global City Makers Economic Actors and Practices in the World City Network
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Edited by Michael Hoyler, Geography and Environment, School of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK, Christof Parnreiter, Institute of Geography, Hamburg University, Germany and Allan Watson, Geography and Environment, School of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK<i>'The novel contribution of the book is its engagement with global cities as specific types of spaces that are not only used by but also generated by the everyday practices of business actors. The essays introduce to the literature, diverse lenses shedding light on the process by which global business people make cities.'</i><br /> --Kathy Pain, University of Reading, UK<p><i>'By shifting the focus towards practices and agency, </i>Global City Makers<i> is a timely and important intervention that reflects the current state-of-the-art in theories of global city development. Bringing together leading authorities and up-to-date research on a diverse range of cities, it will surely represent a key reference in this field.'</i><br /> --Andrew Jones, City, University of London, UK</p><p><i>'As global city strategies and policies spread around the globe, this collection offers a timely insight into practices of global-city making and agents involved in these processes. Written by leading researchers and covering cities in developed and developing countries, I would recommend it highly to students, scholars and policy-makers.'</i><br /> --Dariusz Wojcik, Oxford University, UK</p>
-Jonathan V. Beaverstock, University of Bristol, UK
Global City Makers provides an in-depth account of the role of powerful economic actors in making and un-making global cities. Engaging critically and constructively with global urban studies from a relational economic geography perspective, the book outlines a renewed agenda for global cities research.
This book conceptualizes global cities as places from where the world economy is managed and controlled, and discusses the significance of economic actors and their practices in the formation of the world city network. Focusing on financial services, management consultancy, real estate, commodity trading and maritime industries, the detailed case studies are located across the globe to incorporate major global cities such as London, New York and Tokyo as well as globalizing cities including Mexico City, Hamburg and Mumbai.
This ground-breaking book will appeal to a broad audience including scholars in urban studies, economic geography and international management as well as urban policy-makers and practitioners in globalizing firms.
Contributors include: D. Bassens, N. Beerepoot, S. Hall, M. Hesse, M. Hoyler, W. Jacobs, J. Kleibert, B. Lambregts, C. Lizieri, D. Mekic, C. Parnreiter, S. Sassen, D. Scofield, M. van Meeteren, A. Watson, S. Yamamura