World City Syndrome

Neoliberalism and Inequality in Cape Town

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David A McDonald

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Routledge Studies in Human Geography

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The literature on ‘world cities’ has had an enormous influence on urban theory and planning alike. From Manila to London, academics and policy makers have attempted to understand, and to some extent strive for, world city status. This book is a study of Cape Town’s standing in this network of urban centres, and an investigation of the conceptual appropriateness of this world city hypothesis. Drawing on more than a dozen years of fieldwork in Cape Town, McDonald provides an historical overview of institutional and structural reforms, examining fiscal imbalances, political marginalization, (de)racialization, privatization and other neoliberal changes. By examining and analyzes these reforms and changes, McDonald contributes the first radical critique of the world city literature from a developing country perspective.

Author Biography:

David McDonald is Director of Global Development Studies and Associate Professor of Geography at Queen's University, Canada. He is the editor or co-editor of The Age of Commodity: Water Privatization in Southern Africa; Cost Recovery and the Crisis of Service Delivery in South Africa; Environmental Justice in South Africa; Transnationalism and New African Immigration to South Africa; Destinations Unknown: Perspectives on the Brain Drain in Southern Africa; The Legacies of Julius Nyerere: Influences on Development Discourse and Practice in Africa; and On Borders: Perspectives on International Migration in Southern Africa.

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September 24th, 2009

Author

David A McDonald

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General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

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19 Tables, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

384

Series

Routledge Studies in Human Geography

Dimensions

152x229x20

ISBN-13

9780415875004

Product ID

3426568

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