The Global City Debate Reconsidered : : Economic Globalization in Contemporary Dutch Cities / / Jeroen Waal.

The idea of the “global city,” which focuses on globalization’s impact on the social, financial, and political reality of cities in advanced economies, has become widely influential in the decades since its introduction—yet major issues remain unresolved. This book provides a systematic overview of...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package 2016-2018
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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (160 p.) :; 9 halftones, 25 line drawings
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
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 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath --
Appendix A. Polarization and professionalization studies --
Appendix B. Data & operationalization --
Appendix C. Employment shares in manufacturing for each metropolitan area 1995-2007 --
Appendix D. Robustness checks --
Literature --
Index
Summary:The idea of the “global city,” which focuses on globalization’s impact on the social, financial, and political reality of cities in advanced economies, has become widely influential in the decades since its introduction—yet major issues remain unresolved. This book provides a systematic overview of the 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. By testing data from the Netherlands in the 1990s and 2000s, the author demonstrates the value of rigorous empirical scrutiny while offering fresh insights for the global city debate as a whole.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9789048525409
9783110667318
9783110606447
9783110662788
9783111023762
9783110638516
DOI:10.1515/9789048525409?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Jeroen Waal.