World Cities beyond the West: Globalization, Development and Inequality

This study is the first systematically to cover those cities beyond the core that most clearly can be considered world cities: Bangkok, Cairo, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, and Singapore. Fourteen leading authorities from diverse backgrounds bring their expertise to bear on these cities across four continents and consider the major regional and global roles they play in economic, political, and cultural life. Conveying how these cities have followed various pathways to their present position, they offer multiple perspectives on the interplay of internal and external forces and demonstrate that any comprehensive discussion of world cities has to engage a multiplicity of perspectives. With an introduction by Josef Gugler and an afterword from Saskia Sassen, this substantial volume makes a major contribution to the world cities literature and provides an important new impetus for further analysis.

• The first study dedicated to cities outside the industrialized West • Truly global coverage - every continent outside Europe • Links to debates on globalization and development

Introduction Josef Gugler; Part I. The Impact of the Global Political Economy: 1. Shanghai: remaking China’s future global city Weiping Wu and Shahid Yusuf; 2. Seoul: complementing economic success with Games Yeong-Hyun Kim; 3. Bangkok: evolution and adaptation under stress Douglas Webster; 4. Cairo: too many people, not enough land, too few resources Janet Abu-Lughod; 5. Mexico City in an era of globalization and demographic downturn Peter M. Ward; Part II. The Impact of the State: 6. Moscow’s changing fortunes under three regimes James H. Bater; 7. Hong Kong’s pathway to becoming a global city Alvin Y. So; 8. Singapore: forming the family for a world city Janet W. Salaff; 9. Jakarta: globalization, economic crisis, and social change Dean Forbes; Part III. The Impact of Popular Movements: 10. Sao Paulo: the political and socio-economic transformations wrought by the New Labor Movement in the city and beyond Maria Helena Moreira Alves; 11. Bombay/Mumbai: globalization, inequalities, and politics Sujata Patel; 12. Johannesburg: race, inequality, and urbanization Owen Crankshaw and Susan Parnell; Afterword Saskia Sassen.

‘The book represents quite a unique endeavour. Overall the book is well researched and provides interesting reading. Given its multidisciplinary approach, it is of interest to a large, not necessarily specialized, audience. By looking at how these developing country cities take part in and are affected by globalization processes, the authors contribute not only to the debate on the local and the global (‘globalization‘), but they also tell the reader a sometimes fascinating story about these cities.‘ International Affairs

‘… Gugler has masterminded a welcome break out of the mould of city analysis …‘ Urban Studies

\'There is rich material here for scholars striving to understand the specific local implications of global forces.\' Population and Development Review