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By Helga Leitner,Jamie Peck,Eric Sheppard

ISBN-10: 1593853203

ISBN-13: 9781593853204

ISBN-10: 1593853211

ISBN-13: 9781593853211

Neoliberalism's "market revolution"--realized via practices like privatization, deregulation, economic devolution, and workfare programs--has had a transformative influence on modern towns. the results of market-oriented politics for city existence were extensively studied, yet much less consciousness has been given to how grassroots teams, nongovernmental companies, and revolutionary urban administrations are struggling with again. In case reviews written from various theoretical and political views, this ebook examines how struggles round such matters as reasonable housing, public providers and house, local sustainability, residing wages, employees' rights, reasonable alternate, and democratic governance are reshaping city political geographies in North the US and round the world.

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