The Global City

By Saskia Sassen

Subjects: London (England) -- Economic conditions, Financial Management, Hg184.n5 s27 2001, Tokyo (japan), International economic relations, Finanzdienstleistung, Sozioökonomischer Wandel, Financiële instellingen, Tokyo (japan), economic conditions, Services financiers, International finance, Tokyo (Japan) -- Economic conditions, Financial services industry -- England -- London, Conditions économiques, London (england), economic conditions, Tokyo, Financial services industry--new york (state), Cidade (sociologia), 332/.042, New york (n.y.), Institutions financières, Financial services industry--england--london, Finances internationales, International economic integration, London (england), New York (N.Y.) -- Economic conditions, Stedelijke economie, Relations économiques internationales, Sociologia urbana, Financial services industry--japan--tokyo, Financial services industry--new york (state)--new york, Capitais, metropoles, areas metropolitanas, Financial services industry -- Japan -- Tokyo, Financial services industry, Economic conditions, Economia urbana, New york (n.y.), economic conditions, Hg184.n5 s27 1991, Economic history, Financial services industry -- New York (State) -- New York, Chūkintō-Bunka-Sentā, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Description: This classic work chronicles how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers for the global economy and in the process underwent a series of massive and parallel changes. What distinguishes Sassen's theoretical framework is the emphasis on the formation of cross-border dynamics through which these cities and the growing number of other global cities begin to form strategic transnational networks. All the core data in this new edition have been updated, while the preface and epilogue discuss the relevant trends in globalization since the book originally came out in 1991.