This chapter reviews the discursive underpinnings of the growing vision of 'going
global'adopted by many cities in south-east Asia as a strategy for urban growth and …

This paper attempts to reframe debates on the equity implications of spatial, socioeconomic,
and political change in global cities in developing countries through a review of recent …

COMPARATIVE URBANISM 'Comparative Urbanism fully transforms the scope and purpose
of urban studies today, distilling innovative conceptual and methodological tools. The …

In response to the growing interest in ways to take forward an agenda for a more global
urban studies, this essay advocates a comparative approach to theory building which can …

With the urbanization of the world's population proceeding apace and the equally rapid
urbanization of poverty, urban theory has an urgent challenge to meet if it is to remain …

Attention to global and world cities has directed the field of urban studies to the significance
of international and transnational processes in shaping city economies. This article …

In recent years, attention has been drawn to the fact that now more than half of the world's
population is urbanised, and the bulk of these urban dwellers are living in the global South …

Prepared for the World Commission on Twenty-First Century Urbanization Conference in
Berlin in July 2000. This book is an entirely new and comprehensive review of the state of …

The ambition to develop Delhi as a global city is rooted in the liberalization reforms of the
1990s. Parts of the city region were integrated with the global economy, providing …

Development as a concept is notoriously imprecise, vague and presumptuous. Struggles
over the meaning of this fiercely contested term have had profound implications on the …