In Search of the Super-Rich : Who Are They? Where Are They?
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Author(s)
Detail(s)
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Cities and the Super-Rich |
Subtitle of host publication | Real Estate, Elite Practices, and Urban Political Economy |
Editors | Ray Forrest, Sin Yee Koh, Bart Wissink |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Chapter | 1 |
Pages | 1-18 |
ISBN (electronic) | 978-1-137-54834-4 |
ISBN (print) | 978-1-137-55715-5 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Publication series
Name | Contemporary City |
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ISSN (Print) | 2634-5463 |
ISSN (electronic) | 2634-5471 |
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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).
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 Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)