Routledge critical introductions to urbanism and the city
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-189) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Cities and economies -- Mercantile cities and European colonialism -- The rise and fall of industrial cities -- Service industries and metropolitan economies -- Globalization and world cities -- Globalization and globalizing cities -- New solutions for old economies -- Third world cities -- World city projects for national capitals -- Globalizing islands in developing countries.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This text provides a concise, accessible and stimulating introduction to the relationships between cities and economies in both the historical and global contexts.