The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo

The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo

by SaskiaSassen (Author)

Synopsis

Massive and parallel changes have occurred in New York City since the late 1970s and in London and Tokyo since the early 1980s. What transformed these urban centers, with their diverse histories, into global cities that share comparable economic and social structures? Saskia Sassen argues that their remarkable similarity arises from their position as command posts in international finance and advanced services for business.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 11 Mar 1993

ISBN 10: 0691025673
ISBN 13: 9780691025674

Media Reviews
This is a very significant book indeed. It is as important as Castells's The Informational City.---Peter Hall, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
This is brilliant stuff, both in its broadness of sociological scope and its voluminous collection of data from a vast number of sources in the three cities.---Scott Lash, The Times Higher Education Supplement
Author Bio
Saskia Sassen is Professor of Urban Planning at Columbia University.