{"product_id":"the-capitalist-city-global-restructuring-and-community-politics-9780631151821","title":"The Capitalist City Global Restructuring and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world of modern capitalism is a global network both of corporations and of cities -- a world command citiesa  such as New York, London and Tokyo; a specialized command citiesa  which concentrate on particular industries, such as Detroit; a state command citiesa  such as Washington and Brasilia; and so on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I Introduction \u003cp\u003e1 Cities and the New International Division of Labor: An Overview 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Theoretical Perspectives: The Global Economy, the State and the City\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 World-System Theory and the Study of Comparative Urbanization 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Cities and the International Division of Labor 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Urban Theory Reconsidered: Production, Reproduction and Collective Action 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Economic Restructuring in Cities: A Global Perspective\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Politics of Dependency in Deindustrializing America: The Case of Buffalo, New York 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Growth and Informalization at the Core: A Preliminary Report on New York City 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Detroit and Houston: Two Cities in Global Perspective 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Economic Restructuring and the Internationalization of the Los Angeles Region 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Lima and the New International Division of Labor 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV State Responses to Global Restructuring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The State, Capital and Urban Change in Britain 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Plant Closures in Socialist France 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Urbanization, the Informal Economy and State Policy in Latin America 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Local Responses to Global Restructuring: Community, Household and Urban Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Community and Corporations in the Restructuring of Industry 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Urban Survival Strategies, Family Structure and Informal Practices 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Local Mobilization and Economic Discontent 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Restructuring and Popular Opposition in West German Cities 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Urban Protest and the Global Political Economy: The IMF Riots 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 389\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403386593623,"sku":"9780631151821","price":38.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631151821.jpg?v=1730483309","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-capitalist-city-global-restructuring-and-community-politics-9780631151821","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}