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Title:
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Cities for Profit: The Real Estate Turn in Asia's Urban Politics.
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Price:
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US$31.95
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Author:
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Shatkin, Gavin
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ISBN:
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978-1-5017-1113-8
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Paperback
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Hardback
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Pub Date:
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201709
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Availability:
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3 Charts; 3 Maps; 16 Halftones, black an
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Publisher(Imprint):
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Cornell U.P.
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Description:
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Cities for Profit examines the phenomenon of urban real estate megaprojects in Asia?massive, privately built planned urban developments that have captured the imagination of politicians, policymakers, and citizens across the region. These controversial projects, embraced by elites, occasion massive displacement and have extensive social and...
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