In Search of the Super-Rich : Who Are They? Where Are They?

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCities and the Super-Rich
Subtitle of host publicationReal Estate, Elite Practices, and Urban Political Economy
EditorsRay Forrest, Sin Yee Koh, Bart Wissink
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Chapter1
Pages1-18
ISBN (electronic)978-1-137-54834-4
ISBN (print)978-1-137-55715-5
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NameContemporary City
ISSN (Print)2634-5463
ISSN (electronic)2634-5471

Abstract

Cities, and particularly the leading world cities, are the sites where extreme inequalities find their most visible contemporary expression. They are, it seems, both the playgrounds and projects of a new overclass of super-rich. This introductory chapter sets out some of the conceptual key issues around these assumptions as a precursor to the more detailed discussions which follow. The chapter focuses on three questions: How do we construct this category of “super-rich”? Where do we find them? Where do cities and urban development fit into the picture? The final section of the chapter provides a brief guide to the structure and logic of the book.

Research Area(s)

  • Economic Elite, Luxury Branding, Money Laundering, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment

Citation Format(s)

In Search of the Super-Rich: Who Are They? Where Are They? / Forrest, Ray; Koh, Sin Yee; Wissink, Bart.
Cities and the Super-Rich: Real Estate, Elite Practices, and Urban Political Economy. ed. / Ray Forrest; Sin Yee Koh; Bart Wissink. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. p. 1-18 (Contemporary City).

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)