{"product_id":"the-global-city-by-saskia-sassen-9780691264721","title":"The Global City","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her classic book \u003ci\u003eThe Global City\u003c\/i\u003e, Saskia Sassen explains how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centres of the global economy and, in the process, underwent massive and parallel changes. The book reshapes the way we think about cities in the global economy and continues to provide lessons for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA very significant book indeed...A systematic detailed analysis of the three largest urban economies in the advanced world.\u003c\/b\u003e — Peter Hall, \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e[A] high-powered and at times horrific book. Sassen shows how dangerously city life has been affected by the influx of employees of the multinational firms which move into major cities and virtually colonise them, driving even greater wedges between the rich and poor.\u003c\/b\u003e — \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most detailed and sophisticated anatomy yet published of the functioning of the new producer services sector in the global economy.\u003c\/b\u003e — Mark Levine, \u003ci\u003eUrban Affairs Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA multi-disciplinary tour de force that should be read not only by regional economists but also by urban geographers, sociologists, and planners.\u003c\/b\u003e — \u003ci\u003eDevelopment and Change\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exciting and persuasive work. It incorporates a Herculean research effort.\u003c\/b\u003e — Susan Fainstein, \u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Planning Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe implications of Sassen's research...are sobering.\u003c\/b\u003e — Rudolf Klein, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA landmark study in the political economy of cities.\u003c\/b\u003e — Anthony King, \u003ci\u003eNewsline\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363112304876,"sku":"9780691264721","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/91X-mOIX4KL._SL1500.jpg?v=1773002268","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-global-city-by-saskia-sassen-9780691264721","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}