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Who owns London? In recent decades, the city has fallen into the hands of the ultra-rich. Today, it is the indispensable 'Global City' for High Net-Worth Individuals and Ultra-High Net-Worth Individuals. Compared to New York or Tokyo, it has the highest number of wealthy people per capita. In its entirety, London constitutes the center of the world's financial markets, an elite cultural hub, and a place for hidden wealth storage.
Alpha City moves from the gated communities and oversized residences of the ultra-wealthy to the alarming rise in evictions and displacement from the city. It shows how the consequences of widening inequality affect the urban landscape. Rowland Atkinson presents a history of the property development economy, starting from the end of the Empire. He narrates the story of willing developers, dominant wealth magnates, and predatory politics, all of which paved the way for the affluent colonization of the urban topography. The consequences of this transformation of the capital for capital are the harsh eviction of the urban poor, austerity, cuts, demolitions, and a catalog of social injustices.
Pages: 272, Year of Publication: 0702, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
Manufacturer
- Author
- Rowland Atkinson
- Publisher
- Verso
- Type
- Geosciences
- Language
- English
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 256
- Publication Date
- 2021
- Dimensions
- 17x24 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781788737982
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