Working Capital

Name: Working Capital
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Life and Labour in Contemporary London

By: Nick Buck, Ian Gordon, Peter Hall, Michael Harloe, Mark Kleinman

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Paperback | 31 October 2002 | Edition Number 1

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424 Pages

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24.6 x 17.4 x 2.54

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The turn-of-the-century has seen a fundamental change in attitudes to major cities, heralding the arrival of a new urban area. For decades the cities of the developed world were seen as problem beset relics from Times of availability and slow communications. But now, their potential to sustain creativity, culture and global innovation is perceived as crucial to success in a much more competitive global economy.
This book provides a rigorous but accessible analysis of these key issues taking London as its test case. London is the most internationalized and deregulated of all major cities, but also exhibits both a sharp economic turnaround and increasingly concentrated deprivation. The book provides the first substantial analysis of ley economic, social and structural issues that the new London administration faces. In a wider context, its critical assessment of the basis of the new urbanism and of the global City thesis will raise questions both about the adequacy of Urban thinking and about the capacity of new institutions alone to resolve the fundamental problems faced by cities.

Industry Reviews

'Working Capital is an essential read for many people; indeed all involved in the developing the future of London.' - Built Environment

'The book moves effortlessly through its many topics... [it] approaches critically some of the most-debated concepts of urban theory and policy with a strong empirical grounding and does so in an engaging and stimulating manner, relevant for practitioners, academics and students.' - Urban Studies

'Working Capital is an essential read for many people; indeed all involved in the developing the future of London.' - Built Environment

'[An] extensive, thoroughly grounded and well-conducted study of current life and labour in London...
...Working Capital: Life and Labour in Contemporary London approaches critically some of the most-debated concepts of urban theory and policy with a strong empirical grounding and does so in an engaging and stimulating manner, relevant for practitioners, academics and students.' - Gesa Helms, Urban Studies Vol 42, April 2005

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