Global City Debate Reconsidered

Economic Globalization in Contemporary Dutch Cities

AvJeroen van der Waal

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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This book provides a systematic overview of the global city debate and competing theoretical notions, as well as an argument for the need to test the framework's empirical validity before the unresolved questions can be fruitfully addressed.

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Utgivningsdatum:2015-08-17
Mått:156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:380 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Amsterdam University Press
Antal sidor:158
Upplaga:0
Förlag:Pallas Publications
ISBN:9789089647603

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Political and urban sociologist Jeroen van der Waal is Associate Professor of Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He primarily investigates the impact of globalisation on inequality, value orientations and voting behaviour in the west. For details, see: www.jeroenvanderwaal.com

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Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction, 2. The changing economic base of cities, 3. Advanced producer services and labour demand, 4. Foreign direct investment and immigration, 5. Immigration and unemployment, 6. Conclusions and discussion, Epilogue: The current financial crisis and its aftermath, Appendix A: Polarization and professionalization studies, Appendix B: Data & operationalization, Appendix C: The employment shares in manufacturing for each metropolitan area 1995-2007, Appendix D: Robustness checks Robustness checks on the findings in Table 3.1 Robustness checks on the findings in Table 3.3 Robustness checks on the findings in Table 5.1, Notes