Global cities in crisis: Mumbai and the housing crisis
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Mumbai: Not a global city
- The housing crisis in Mumbai
- The housing problem in India
- The slums in Mumbai
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Abstract
When it comes to examining global city regions, it is clear that elites within the city have to deal with two processes at the same time: globalization and continuing devolution of the state. These are trends that create opportunities and challenges. global cities are complicated because they do not function as a unitary actor, instead different groups are simultaneously trying to gain control over the development process. mumbai, India is a great example of a global city. While it is debatable whether mumbai would be a global city according to Saskia Sassen (2002), it is a city that does exhibit a high level of global relevance. It is a city that has recently (last two decades) experienced mass urbanization; it is a regional hub, while also having to cope with vast social inequalities. mumbai is also a city that has undergone political decentralization over recent years. This means that "flows of capital, content, and people often are attracted and processed by city regions rather than by states. States are ever less able to fulfill their traditional interventionist, regulatory, and redistributional functions." (Segbers, 2007:13). The power of the state in mumbai has gradually eroded over the years.
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