Title Globalizing city : the urban and economic transformation of Accra, Ghana / Richard Grant.

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Edition	First edition.
Description	1 online resource.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Space, place, and society
	Space, place, and society.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-176) and index.
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.
Summary	"Globalizing City 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."
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Subject	Urbanization -- Ghana -- Accra.
	Urbanization.
	Ghana -- Accra.
	Accra (Ghana) -- Economic conditions.
	Globalization -- Ghana -- Accra.
	Globalization.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Grant, Richard. Globalizing city. First edition 9780815631729 (DLC) 2008046644 (OCoLC)225870864
ISBN	9780815650973 (electronic book)
	0815650973 (electronic book)
	9780815631729
	0815631723