World Cities in a World System

This collection of 17 original studies is concerned with both theoretical and practical aspects of the growing importance of the major international cities in the global economy. The studies "examine the nature of world cities and their demands as special places in need of specific urban policies; the relationship between world cities within global networks of economic flows; and the relationship between world city research and world-systems analysis and other theoretical frameworks." The studies are organized into three parts which cover the hypothesis and context of the world city cities in systems and politics and policy issues. (EXCERPT)