Global City Makers

Global City Makers
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9781785368950
ISBN-13 : 1785368958
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Book Synopsis Global City Makers by : Michael Hoyler

Download or read book Global City Makers written by Michael Hoyler and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Focusing on financial services, management consultancy, real estate, commodity trading and maritime industries, the detailed studies in this volume are located across the globe to incorporate major world cities such as London, New York and Tokyo as well as globalizing cities including Mexico City, Hamburg and Mumbai.


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