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.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2017

ISBN

9781137548344

Topic

Ciencias sociales

Subtopic

Sociología urbana

Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: In Search of the Super-Rich: Who Are They? Where Are They?
Chapter 2: Elites Without Hierarchies: Intermediaries, ‘Agency’ and the Super-Rich
Part I: Real Estate Investments
Part II: Elite Spatialities and Practices
Part III: Urban Political Economies
Index