The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo

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The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo is a seminal book by sociologist Saskia Sassen that analyzes how globalization and advanced finance have transformed major metropolitan centers into interconnected hubs of economic and political power.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
sociology book
academicDiscipline sociology of globalization
urban political economy
analyzes impact of globalization on major metropolitan centers
role of finance in urban restructuring
argues economic power is concentrated in a network of global cities
globalization produces new strategic roles for certain cities
author Saskia Sassen NERFINISHED
caseStudy London financial district
New York City financial sector
Tokyo financial markets
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
fieldOfStudy human geography
political economy
sociology
urban studies
focusesOn London NERFINISHED
New York City NERFINISHED
Tokyo NERFINISHED
genre academic literature
hasEdition The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo (2nd edition) NERFINISHED
hasSubjectHeading Cities and globalization
Finance—International economic relations
Metropolitan areas—Economic conditions
influenced global city theory
research on world city networks
keyConcept advanced producer services
global city
spatial concentration of finance
transnationalization of capital
urban command centers
language English
mainSubject economic geography
financial globalization
global cities
globalization
urban sociology
world economy
notableFor popularizing the term "global city"
publicationYear 1991
2001
publisher Princeton University Press NERFINISHED
usedIn university courses on globalization
university courses on urban studies

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Saskia Sassen notableWork The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo