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In this publication, scholars from around the region analyze the impact of globalization on cities in Asia and the Pacific. This collection of essays forms a useful, comprehensive, and ambitious study, focusing on the region's specific urban concerns and on broader theoretical issues surrounding social and environmental conditions in major metropolitan centers. The first part of the book examines globalization, foreign direct investment, international migration and the question of cities and their changing patterns. The second part focuses on particular types of cities. This first type is the 'post industrial capital exporting city' such as Tokyo and Seoul. The second is the 'borderless city' such as Hong Kong and Singapore. The final section of the publication focuses on amenity cities and provides case studies on Sydney and Vancouver.
