Screen LibraryCities and the Super-Rich : Real Estate, Elite Practices and Urban Political Economies /
With the rise of wealth inequalities, our cities are changing dramatically. This collection critically engages with and advances existing debates on the super-rich and their roles in these transformations. An interdisciplinary range of contributions from international experts including sociologists,...
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Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The Contemporary City
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54834-4 |
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With the rise of wealth inequalities, our cities are changing dramatically. This collection critically engages with and advances existing debates on the super-rich and their roles in these transformations. An interdisciplinary range of contributions from international experts including sociologists, geographers, historians, discourse analysts, and urban studies specialists reveal crucial aspects of the real estate investment practices of the super-rich, their social spaces in the city as well as the distinct influence of the super-rich on the transformation of four key cities: London, Tokyo, |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (XXI, 296 pages) : illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9781137548344 |
| Index Number: | HT101 |
| CLC: | C912.81 |
| Contents: | Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1 In Search of the Super-rich: Who are they? Where are they? - Ray Forrest, Bart Wissink and Sin Yee Koh -- 2 Elites Without Hierarchies: Intermediaries, Agency and the Super-rich - William Davies -- Part I: Real Estate Investments -- 3 Real Estate Holdings among the Super Rich in the United States - Richard A. Benton, Lisa A. Keister and Hang Young Lee -- 4 The Super-Rich and Transnational Housing Markets: Asians Buying Australian Housing - Chris Paris -- 5 Becoming a Super-Rich Foreign Real Estate Investor: Glob |