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A world in emergence : cities and regions in the 21st century

Scott, Allen John

Overview

Beginning with the recent history of capitalism and urbanization and moving into a thorough and complex discussion of the modern city, this book outlines the dynamics of what the author calls the third wave of urbanization, characterized by global capitalism's increasing turn to forms of production revolving around technology-intensive artifacts, financial services, and creative commodities such as film, music, and fashion. The author explores how this shift toward a cognitive and cultural economy has caused dramatic changes in the modern economic landscape in general and in the form and function of world cities in particular. Armed with cutting-edge research and decades of expertise, Allen J. Scott breaks new ground in identifying and explaining how the cities of the past are being reshaped into a complex system of global economic spaces marked by intense relationships of competition and cooperation.

• Publisher: Edward Elgar
• Subject: 2000-2099 / Urbanization History 21st century. / Capitalism History 21st century. / Capitalism. / Urbanization. / Kapitalismus / Stadtèokonomie / Verstèadterung
• ISBN: 9781781009307, 1781009309, 9781781009314, 1781009317, 9781782540366, 1782540369

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HT361.S36 2012	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE