Globalizing city : the urban and economic transformation of Accra, Ghana /

Globalizing city : the urban and economic transformation of Accra, Ghana /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grant, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Space, place, and society.
Subjects:
Globalization > Ghana > Accra.
Urbanization > Ghana > Accra.
Accra (Ghana) > Economic conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : globalizing city
  • Globalizing from above : foreign companies and corporate spaces
  • Globalizing residential spaces : the spread of gated communities
  • Globalizing from above and in between : the residential building boom
  • In-between globalizing : returnees' networks and spaces
  • Globalizing from below : slum dwellers in a globalizing city
  • Conclusions.