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Cities in a world economy pine forge press, 2012, updated 4 th ed. Sassen, saskia cities in a world economy examines global economic restructuring and its impact on the social structures of cities. Saskia sassen is the ralph lewis professor of sociology at the university of chicago, and. Issues and case studies in the new urban economy 179 chapter 5 appendix 236 chapter 6. She has published numerous books, including the global city 1991, 2000 cities in a world economy 1994, globalization and its discontents 1998, losing control. The decentralization and privatization of the worlds economies has radically altered such things as the organization of labor, the structure of consumption, and the distribution of earnings in ways that have yet to be fully realized. Saskia sassen is professor of sociology and of the social sciences at the university of chicago. As sites of rapid and widespread developments in the. The decentralization and privatization of the world s economies has radically altered such things as the organization of labour, the structure of consumption, and the distribution of earnings in ways that have yet to be fully realized.
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