DIRTY CITIES by Leila Simona Talani (Editor), Alexander Clarkson (Editor), Ramon Pacheco Pardo (Editor) ( 9781137343154 )

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Title:

DIRTY CITIES
TOWARDS A POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE UNDERGROUND IN GLOBAL CITIES

By:

Leila Simona Talani (Editor), Alexander Clarkson (Editor), Ramon Pacheco Pardo (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

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ISBN 10:

113734315X

ISBN 13:

9781137343154

Publisher:

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

29 October, 2013

Series:

International Political Economy Series

Description:

This volume uncovers the relations between globalization and dirty dealings in urban settings, focusing on some capital cities and on the relations between underground and overground dynamics all over the globe. It aims to provide a new take on the dark side of globalization.

Synopsis:

Over the last three decades, the rapid growth of transport and telecommunications systems and the expansion of transnational diasporas have intensified links between the urban spaces of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Increasing global mobility has fostered the development of 'informal' trading networks in which diaspora communities play a central role. As a consequence, the shadow economies of societies with vastly different levels of prosperity have begun to come into contact with one another. While the economic consequences of diaspora trading networks have been extensively explored over the past few decades, the impact of globalization on the economic underground has received much less attention. This volume elaborates on the definition of globalization, on its impact on illegal and illicit activities, and on the role of the 'Global City' as the intersection between the local and the global which allows for the empowerment of generally marginalized actors often through technological progress.The contributors explore the dark side of globalization, more specifically, the relations between globalization and the new dynamics of legal/illegal practices in urban settings of global cities.

Illustrations:

3 black & white tables, 12 black & white line drawings, 3 black & white

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Imprint:

Palgrave Macmillan

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Non-returnable

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