Accumulation by dispossession

Accumulation by dispossession: transformative cities in the new global order

by Banerjee-Guha, Swapna

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Globalisation and a neo-liberal world order are impacting the global urban system, resulting in massive transformation of cities across the world. This transformation, which is currently the centre of focus among sociologists, will continue as more and more city spaces are occupied in the wake of globalization. This book is a collection of essays written by some of the most famous theoreticians and academics in the area of urban studies on this transformation process of cities and its socio-eco…

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  • Full title :Accumulation by dispossession : transformative cities in the new global order / edited by Swapna Banerjee-Guha

Summary

Globalisation and a neo-liberal world order are impacting the global urban system, resulting in massive transformation of cities across the world. This transformation, which is currently the centre of focus among sociologists, will continue as more and more city spaces are occupied in the wake of globalization. This book is a collection of essays written by some of the most famous theoreticians and academics in the area of urban studies on this transformation process of cities and its socio-economic ramifications. These essays analyse.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2010

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):SAGE Publications
  • Place of Publication:New Delhi
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2010

The Physical Object

  • Description:268 p.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9788132103134, 8132103130
  • oclc:ocn740256152
  • LC Classification:HT361
  • Dewey Decimal:307.76

Table of Contents

Introduction: Transformative Cities in the New Global Order -- Swapna Banerjee-Guha The Right to the City: From Capital Surplus to Accumulation by Dispossession -- David Harvey The Global City: Strategic Site, New Frontier -- Saskia Sassen Manufacturing Neoliberalism: Lifestyling Indian Urbanity -- Solomon Benjamin Global Capital, Neo-Liberal Politics and Terrains of Resistance in Vienna -- Heinz Nissel Globalisation and Transformation of Dhaka City -- Nazrul Islam and Salma A Shafi 'Hi-Tech' Hyderabad and the Urban Poor: Reformed out of the System -- Umesh Varma Reconfiguring Power Relationships: Policies towards Urban Services in Mumbai -- Marie-Helene Zerah Urban Transport Projects in a Globalised Scenario -- Darryl D'Monte Urban Public Space and the Urban Poor -- Sharit Bhowmik Revisiting Accumulation by Dispossession: Neoliberalising Mumbai -- Swapna Banerjee-Guha

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Subjects

byudvikling Globalization -- Social aspects megabyer Mondialisation -- Aspect social Neoliberalisme Sociologie urbaine Sociology, Urban urban sociology Urbanisation -- Aspect social urbanisering Urbanization -- Social aspects

Writers

Banerjee-Guha, Swapna

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