pt. 1. Global city formation: emergence of a concept and research agenda
pt. 2. Structures, dynamics and geographies of global city formation
pt. 3. Local pathways of global city formation: classic and contemparary case studies
pt. 4. Globalization, urbanization and uneven development: perspective on global city formation in/from the global South
pt. 5. Contested cities: state restructuring, local politics and civil society
pt. 6. Respresentation, identity and culture in global cities: rethinking the local and the global
pt. 7. Emerging issues in global cities research: refinements, critiques and new frontiers.
The global cities reader. ISBN 9780415323451. Published by Routledge in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.