Cities in a world economy /

Sassen, Saskia, 1949-

Cities in a world economy / Saskia Sassen - 2nd ed. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, 2000 - xviii, 182 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Sociology for a new century series . - Sociology for a new century. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-174) and index.

1. Place and Production in the Global Economy -- 2. The Urban Impact of Economic Globalization -- 3. New Inequalities among Cities -- 4. The New Urban Economy: The Intersection of Global Processes and Place -- 5. Issues and Case Studies in the New Urban Economy -- 6. The New Inequalities within Cities -- 7. A New Geography of Centers and Margins: Summary and Implications.
Place and production in the global economy -- The urban impact of economic globalization -- New inequalities among cities -- 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 -- A new geography of centers and margins : summary and implications.

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Urban economics.
Economía urbana
Metropolitan areas--Cross-cultural studies.
Áreas metropolitanas
Cities and towns--Cross-cultural studies.
Ciudades y pueblos
Sociology, Urban.
Sociología urbana

HT 321 / S252c 2000