Urban areas are now home to more than half the population of OECD countries. Megacities like Tokyo with more than 35 million people and Mexico with about 18.5 million, and large agglomerations such as Montreal, Helsinki, Madrid and Stockholm are often called "engines of national growth." They...

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...