1st Edition

Unequal City London in the Global Arena

By Chris Hamnett Copyright 2003
308 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

Unequal City examines some of the dramatic economic and social changes that have taken place in London over the last forty years. It describes how London's changing industrial structure, particularly the shift from an industrial to a services-based city, and the associated changes in occupational class structure and in the structure of earnings and incomes, have worked through to the housing... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The changing economy of London: From manufacturing to financial services 3. Polarisation or professionalism? Changing occupational structure of London 4. Earnings and incomes: Greater inequality but not polarization 5. Migration, ethnicity, race and segregation 6. Restructuring the housing market 7. Gentrification and social remaking of London 8. Social deprivation, inequality and segregation 9. The changing landscapes in London

Biography

Chris Hamnett