{"product_id":"capitalist-city-hardback-9780631151821","title":"Capitalist City (Hardback) 9780631151821","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCapitalist City\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Peter Smith (Author), Joe Feagin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631151821, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 August 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e25 x 20 x 1.5 cm, 0.737 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe world of modern capitalism is a global network both of corporations and of cities - 'world command cities' such as New York, London and Tokyo; 'specialized command cities' which concentrate on particular industries, such as Detroit; 'state command cities' such as Washington and Brasilia; and so on. These cities, linked by an organizational web of transnational corporations, are the pins holding the capitalist world economy together in the new international division of labour.  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Capitalist City\u003c\/i\u003e a group of eminent scholars analyzes the intricate relationships among cities, state policies and urban politics at a time of economic restructuring at global, national and local levels to provide an original and timely contribution to one of the most important areas of political and social science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316760572184,"sku":"9780631151821","price":37.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631151821.jpg?v=1781824016","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/capitalist-city-hardback-9780631151821","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}