{"product_id":"how-to-build-a-global-city-9781501761300","title":"How to Build a Global City","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Build a Global City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Michele Acuto considers the rise of a new generation of so-called global citiesSingapore, Sydney, and Dubaiand the power that this concept had in their ascent, in order to analyze the general relationship between global city theory and its urban public policy practice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe global city is often invoked in theory and practice as an ideal model of development and a logic of internationalization for cities the world over. But the global city also creates deep social polarization and challenges how much local planning can achieve in a world economy. Presenting a unique elite ethnography in Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai, Acuto discusses the global urban discourses, aspirations, and strategies vital to the planning and management of such metropolitan growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe global city, he shows, is not one single idea, but a complex of ways to imagine a place to be global and aspirations to make it so, often deeply steeped in polit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is much potential for fruitful engagement with this book—not least from a perspective that is less critical than that of the author.\u003c\/p\u003e * International Journal of Urban and Regional Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Speaking of Global Cities\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Idea(s)\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Debates\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Rise\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Trajectories\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Distinction\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Leadership\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Governance\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Strategies\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Cityzens\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Comparisons\u003cbr\u003e 12. Symbolic Entrepreneurs\u003cbr\u003e Postscript\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409356267863,"sku":"9781501761300","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501761300.jpg?v=1730506534","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-to-build-a-global-city-9781501761300","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}