by Saskia Sassen · SAGE Publications, Inc · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781412988032
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«Cities in a World Economy» is the urban sociology essay by Saskia Sassen, published by SAGE Publications in paperback (424 pages, in English).
Analysis of how flows of money, information and people turn certain metropolises into strategic nodes or «global cities». It examines migrations, financial crises, environmental disasters and communication technologies, and how they redefine the role of place and geography in social life and urban inequalities.
Fourth edition, volume 4 of the Sociology for a New Century series. The work was originally published in 1994.
Aimed at university students and readers interested in urban sociology, globalization and economics, with an academic and multidisciplinary approach.
