Urban Movements in a Globalising World

Name: Urban Movements in a Globalising World
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This collection deals with the transformation of urban movements in the new social, economic and political environments that the rise of globalisation has brought about. > This collection deals with the transformation of urban movements in these new social, economic and political environments. > Introduction: urban social movements\u2014local thematics, global Spaces PART I Urban social movements: global impacts and the new urban Citizenship 1 New social movements, poor people\u2019s movements and the struggle for social citizenship 2 The miniaturisation of collective action: ghettos and global space 3 Marginalisation and political responses in the French context PART II The urban economy in global context 4 Globalisation, entrepreneurial cities and the social economy 5 Local finance in a global economy: palliative or panacea? 6 Workfare and community economic development in Montreal: community and work in the late twentieth century PART III Urban social movements and the globa.