The Global City

The author explores the parallel changes that have occurred in New York City since the late 1970s and in both London and Tokyo since the 1980s, in terms of transforming these urban centres into global cities that share comparable economic and social structures.

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Massive and parallel changes have occurred in New York City since the late 1970s and in London and Tokyo since the early 1980s. What transformed these urban centers, with their diverse histories, into "global cities" that share comparable economic and social structures? Saskia Sassen argues that their remarkable similarity arises from their position as command posts in international finance and advanced services for business.