ABSTRACT

The City has long been the main generator of London's wealth and, needless to say, the impact of the Economic Crisis in the recent years on the City has greatly affected the wider urban and surrounding region, not to say country as a whole. This book examines the impact of the recession and discusses London's future trajectory as an entrepreneurial city and capital of the United Kingdom. While recognising the enduring capacity of London to 'reinvent' itself - from being the centre of a vast Empire to becoming a global centre for financial and business services - contributors evaluate different dimensions of the city's current and future development through analyses derived from sociological, economic, cultural and urban studies perspectives.

part 1|67 pages

Global Cities and Responses to Recession

part II|165 pages

Financialisation and London's Economy

chapter 11|21 pages

Energy

part 3|67 pages

Mobility and Social Policy in London

part 4|36 pages

London's Future

chapter 20|19 pages

The Crisis of Fictitious Capital