The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo (Princeton Paperbacks)

This classic work chronicles how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers for the global economy and in the process underwent a series of massive and parallel changes. What distinguishes Sassen's theoretical framework is the emphasis on the formation of cross-border dynamics through which these cities and the growing number of other global cities begin to form strategic transnational networks. All the core data in this new edition have been updated, while the preface and epilogue discuss the relevant trends in globalization since the book originally came out in 1991. Contents Tables Acknowledgments One. Overview Part One. The Geography and Composition of Globalization Introduction Two. Dispersal and New Forms of Centralization Three. New Patterns in Direct Foreign Investment Four. Internationalization and Expansion of the Financial Industry Part Two. The Economic Order of the Global City Introduction Five. The Producer Services Six. Global Cities: Postindustrial Production Sites Seven. Elements in a Global Hierarchy Part Three. The Social Order of The Global City Introduction Eight. Employment and Earnings Nine. Economic Restructuring as Class and Spatial Polarization In Conclusion Ten. A New Urban Regime? Appendices A. Classification of Producer Services by U.S., Japanese, and British SIC B. Definitions of Urban Units: Tokyo, London, New York C. Population of Selected Prefectures and Major Prefectural Cities D. Tokyo's Land Market Bibliography Index "This is a revised edition of the classic work that chronicles how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers of the global economy and in the process underwent massive and parallel changes. Saskia Sassen has updated all the data in the book and thoroughly rewritten all of the chapters to engage with debates sparked by the first edition and reflect the trends in globalization that have occurred since the book came out in 1991. She has also added a new preface and a substantial new epilogue. This is a timely edition of a work that changed the way we think about cities in the global economy."--BOOK JACKET. This is a thoroughly revised edition of the classic work that chronicles how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers of the global economy and in the process underwent massive and parallel changes. Saskia Sassen has updated all the data in the book and thoroughly rewritten all of the chapters to engage with debates sparked by the first edition and reflect the trends in globalization that have occurred since the book came out in 1991. She has also added a new preface and a substantial new epilogue. This is a timely edition of a work that changed the way we think about cities in the global economy. FOR CENTURIES, the world economy has shaped the life of cities.