Der Beginn des dritten Jahrtausends verspricht eine Zeit enormer Verstädterung in den Ländern des Südens zu werden. Um das Jahr 2025 werden mehr als 55% der Menschen in urbanen Zonen leben, vielfach in riesigen Stadtagglomerationen, in Megacities. Das spektakuläre Wachstum und die dominante...

Place and production in the global economy -- The urban impact of economic globalization -- National and transnational urban systems -- The new urban economy : the intersection of global processes and place -- Issues and case studies in the new urban economy -- The new inequalities within cities...

"In Capital, Commonwealth Prize-winning author Rana Dasgupta examines one of the great trends of our time: the expansion of the global elite. Capital is an intimate portrait of the city of Delhi which bears witness to the extraordinary transmogrification of India's capital. But it also offers a...