World Cities Beyond the West: Globalization, Development and Inequality (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521536851)

Providing an original perspective on world cities and the impact of globalization upon them, leading authorities contribute to this dedicated study of major cities in countries outside the industrialized West: Bangkok, Mumbai, Cairo, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai and Singapore. All play important global and regional roles, and the contributors compare their historical paths to their present world positions and problems.

Author: Josef Gugler
ISBN-10: 0521536855
ISBN-13: 9780521536851
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/14/2004
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.30d