In what ways are cities central to the evolution of contemporary global capitalism? And in what ways is global capitalism forged by the urban experience? This b

How have global markets and global manufacturing changed the balance of social, economic and political power? With this volume Ross and Trachte challenge existi

The force of globalization is making cities change all around the world. Short's study explores how the discourse of globalization has become a major narrative

ÔThis is vintage Allen Scott, but also a tour dÕhorizon of the state of urban studies, 2012, by one of its foremost global practitioners: compulsory reading.�

Since the late 1970s the role of key world cities such as Los Angeles, New York and London as centres of global control and co-ordination has come under increas