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Alpha City

Alpha City

294 kr

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How London was bought and sold by the Super-Rich, and what it means for the rest of us

Who owns London? In recent decades, it has fallen into the hands of the super-rich. It is today the essential 'World City' for High-Net-Worth Individuals and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals. Compared to New York or Tokyo, the two cities that bear the closest comparison, it has the largest number of wealthy people per head of population. Taken as a whole, London is the epicentre of the world's finance markets, an elite cultural hub, and a place to hide one's wealth.

Rowland Atkinson presents a history of the property boom economy, going back to the end of Empire. It tells the story of eager developers, sovereign wealth and grasping politicians, all paving the way for the wealthy colonisation of the cityscape. The consequences of this transformation of the capital for capital is the brutal expulsion of the urban poor, austerity, cuts, demolitions, and a catalogue of social injustices. This Faustian pact has resulted in the sale and destruction of public assets, while the rich turn a blind eye toward criminal money laundering to feather their own nests.

Alpha City moves from gated communities and the mega-houses of the super-rich to the disturbing rise of evictions and displacements from the city. It shows how the consequences of widening inequality have an impact on the urban landscape.

Artikkel nr.

3696fb41-6a38-4cac-81ff-1699ad451ba5

Egenskaper

Språkversjon

Engelsk

Bokomslagstype

Innbundet (hardcover)

Antall sider

320 sider

Foreslått kjønn

Alle kjønn

Skrevet av

Rowland Atkinson

Utgiver

New Left Books Ltd

Utgivelsesdato (DD/MM/ÅÅÅÅ)

04/10/2005

Utgavetype

Brannalarm

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

9781788737975

Alpha City

294 kr

294 kr

På lager

Ti., 21 jan. - fr., 24 jan.


Sikker betaling

14 dagers åpent kjøp


Selges og leveres av

Adlibris