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The making of global city regions : Johannesburg, Mumbai/Bombay, São Paulo, and Shanghai

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The making of global city regions : Johannesburg, Mumbai/Bombay, São Paulo, and Shanghai / edited by Klaus Segbers, with the assistance of Simon Raiser and Krister Volkmann.
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
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  • Segbers, Klaus.
  • Raiser, Simon.
  • Volkmann, Krister.
Description
xi, 369 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Johns Hopkins studies in globalization
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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 and 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.
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JFE 07-3044
ISBN
  • 9780801885150 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0801885159 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2006019752
OCLC
70176816
Title
The making of global city regions : Johannesburg, Mumbai/Bombay, São Paulo, and Shanghai / edited by Klaus Segbers, with the assistance of Simon Raiser and Krister Volkmann.
Imprint
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Series
Johns Hopkins studies in globalization
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Segbers, Klaus.
Raiser, Simon.
Volkmann, Krister.
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JFE 07-3044
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