Korea's global city: Structural and political implications of Seoul's ascendance in the global urban hierarchy

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-173

  Shin, Kyoung Ho ^a   Timberlake, Michael ^b  

^a NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian urbanization; Mega cities; Urbanization; Urbanization and development; World cities

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; MEGACITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; URBAN SOCIETY; URBANIZATION; WORLD CITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 33749448382     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715206065384     Document Type: Article

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