Cities and the Super-Rich

Cities and the Super-Rich Real Estate, Elite Practices and Urban Political Economies

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Cities and the Super-Rich Real Estate, Elite Practices and Urban Political Economies

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The Contemporary City

Cities and the Super-Rich

Real Estate, Elite Practices and Urban Political Economies

Ray Forrest | Sin Yee Koh | Bart Wissink

Social Science / Sociology / Urban

With the rise of wealth inequalities, our cities are changing dramatically. This collection critically engages with and advances existing debates on the super-rich and their roles in these transformations.  An interdisciplinary range of contributions from international experts including sociologists, geographers, historians, discourse analysts, and urban studies specialists reveal crucial aspects of the real estate investment practices of the super-rich, their social spaces in the city as well as the distinct influence of the super-rich on the transformation of four key cities: London, Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong. By drawing together diverse disciplines, perspectives, and experiences across different geographical contexts, this book offers a fresh, comparative, and nuanced take on the super-rich and the 1% city, as well as a solid, empirically and theoretically grounded basis to think about future research questions and policy implications.



Ray Forrest is Chair Professor of Housing and Urban Studies, Urban Research Group, Department of Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong.

Sin Yee Koh is Assistant Professor of Geography, Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

Bart Wissink is Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Urban Policy, Urban Research Group, Department of Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong.



Publication Date: 28 February 2017
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-13: 9781137557155
Format: Hardback
Page Count: 296

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