Global City Makers provides an in-depth account of the role of powerful economic actors in making and un-making global cities. Engaging critically and construct

This book contains fifty selections from classic writings by authors such as John Friedmann, Michael Peter Smith, Saskia Sassen, Peter Taylor, Manuel Castells a

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