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Authors: Margaret E. Crahan (Editor), Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush (Editor), Robert D. Hormats
ISBN-13: 9780876092088, ISBN-10: 0876092083
Format: Other Format
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Date Published: January 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Margaret E. Crahan

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Table of Contents

Tables and Figures
Foreword: New York's Global Future
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction: The City and the World1
1The Private Economy and the Public Budget of New York City22
2Opening Doors: Access to the Global Market for Financial Sectors39
3"Cyberopolis": The Cybernetic City Faces the Global Economy51
4The Cali Cartel and the Globalization of Crime in New York City70
5Policing the Clandestine Side of Economic Integration79
6Immigration and the Changing Demographic Profile of New York88
7Transnational Migration, Assimilation, and Political Community110
8Educating the Children of Immigrants in New York's Restructured Economy133
9Building a New Public Realm: Moral Responsibility and Religious Commitment in the City147
10Rooting for a Logo: Culture, Identity, and Civic Experience in the Global City159
11Cities, Foreign Policy, and the Global Economy171
Further Reading188
Participants in the Study Group193
Index196

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