{"product_id":"globalizing-city-the-urban-and-economic-transformation-of-accra-ghana-9780815631729","title":"Globalizing City: The Urban and Economic Transformation of Accra, Ghana","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs urbanization of the world's population grows at an ever-increasing pace, the need to understand the effects of globalization on cities is at the forefront of urban studies. Traditional scholarship largely employs a framework of analysis based on the globalizing experience of Western cities. In \u003ci\u003eGlobalizing City, \u003c\/i\u003e Richard Grant draws on ten years of empirical research in Accra, Ghana's capital city, to show how this African metropolis is as deeply transformed by globalization as the cities of other world regions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrant reveals the ways in which international, transnational, and local forces are operating on the urban landscape of Accra, from elite gated communities to the poorest slums. Through interviews and extensive fieldwork, he examines how foreign companies, returned expatriates, and native Ghanaians foster globalization on multiple levels. \u003ci\u003eGlobalizing City\u003c\/i\u003e offers an excellent case study of the complex social and economic dynamics that have transformed Accra, providing an essential guide for studying globalizing cities in general.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Grant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.35h x 6.29w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815631729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2009 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009 pg. 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Grant\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of geography at the University of Miami. He is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Global Crisis in Foreign Aid, \u003c\/i\u003e also published by Syracuse University Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40183734665331,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_82b7f6b1-1879-4ed1-a1eb-5c0ed921f17e.jpg?v=1655559329","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/globalizing-city-the-urban-and-economic-transformation-of-accra-ghana-9780815631729","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}