Global Cities

Each chapter concludes with Endnotes 1. Introduction, Background, and Preview Identifying global cities The economic and cultural background Cities and regions Appendix: The virtual workplace 2. People, Places, and Life-Styles The financial services sector Power and oppositions Yuppies and dinks in gentrified areas International tourists and tourism Tourism and hyper-consumption Edge cities 3. Immigration Hostility and dependence The immigrants Illegal entrants Enclaves Citizenship and the nation-state 4. Cities in the Global Economy Global classifications Location of stock exchanges International banking and finance Multinational corporations and foreign investment Corporate service firms The economic hierarchy Post-script: Separating products and places 5. Inequality Measuring income inequality Inequality in global cities Spatial reflections Global inequality Inequality conclusions Appendix: The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund 6. Global Culture and the Cultural Industries Globalization, culture, and identity Rootlessness versus multiple identities Cultural industries and economy Entertainment conglomerates Concluding generalizations 7. The Global Cultural Industries Hierarchy Recorded music Movies Television The cultural industries hierarchy 8. Some Final Thoughts Designating global cities Cities and nation-states