ISBN:
0801885159
,
9780801885150
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 369 S.
,
graph. Darst.
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
Johns Hopkins studies in globalization
DDC:
307.76
Keywords:
Cities and towns Case studies
;
Globalization
;
Globalisierung
;
Johannesburg
;
Bombay
;
Sao Paulo
;
Cities and towns Case studies
;
Globalization
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Fallstudiensammlung
;
Johannesburg
;
Globalisierung
;
Mumbai
;
São Paulo
;
Stadtregion
;
Stadtlandschaft
;
Bombay
;
Fallstudie
;
Weltstadt
;
Großstadt
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: global politics and the making of global city regions / Klaus Segbers -- City regions between their legacies and the global context -- Johannesburg: (South) Africa's aspirant global city / Alan Mabin -- Mumbai: the mega city of a poor country / Sujata Patel -- São Paulo: the metropolis of an elite society / Csaba Deák and Sueli Schiffer -- Shanghai: the evolution of China's future global city / Weiping Wu -- Who runs the city?: the 'makers' of global city regions -- Politics of transformation: defining the city strategy in Johannesburg / Susan Parnell -- Formal and informal structures of power in Mumbai / Jim Masselos -- Legitimating power structures in São Paulo / Sueli Schiffer and Csaba Deák -- From "state-owned" to "city inc.": the case of Shanghai / Fulong Wu -- Contested future: discourses and images in city regions -- The discourse of governance in post-apartheid Johannesburg / Robert A. Beauregard/Richard Tomlinson -- Versions of a postcolonial metropolis: competing discourses on Bombay's image / Ranjit Hoskote -- Two cities in one: diverse images of São Paulo / Pedro Jacobi -- Shaping perceptions of Shanghai: discourses, images, and visions / Zhongxin Sun -- Comments by senior officials -- Johannesburg / Roland Hunter -- Mumbai/Bombay / Vidyadhar K. Phatak -- São Paulo / Jorge Wilheim -- Shanghai / Zhu Linchu -- Conclusion: challenges ahead for the Southern contenders / Simon Raiser and Krister Volkmann -- List of contributors
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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