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World City Syndrome : Neoliberalism and Inequality in Cape Town

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 0415875005
ISBN-13 9780415875004
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Sep 24th, 2009
Print length 384 Pages
Weight 518 grams
Dimensions 22.80 x 15.10 x 2.00 cms
Ksh 9,200.00
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This book examines the significance of Cape Town’s claim to being a "world city." McDonald argues that Cape Town must be seen as a neoliberal city, situating it against the broader political and economic reforms of South Africa’s re-entry into a global market economy.

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.


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