GGR100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Class Action, Mahatma Gandhi, Immanence
22 Jun 2013
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Most of raw materials exported would end up at primate cities. Primates cities are defined by size: jakarta indonesia as example. Mainly chinese, based on diversification, no indigenous ppl. Pseudo-investment, didn"t have money for infrastructure, housing etc, instead they invested in symbolic items such as monuments, icons of national identity. No clear moment where region became connected to glbaol network. Jakarta only focused on modernization and ignoring colonial neighbourhood. Foreign investments are more focused on mega projects, large box office etc. All these investments reinforce urban primacy in the region. >choose primate cities to invest because of easy access to transportation facilities, reliable power supply, access to services such as bank and state also contribute. >sometimes governments give benefits to company that invest in non primate cities, but companies often don"t because the benefit is much larger when they invest in primate cities. Outcome of rise of middle class is the formation of new towns, suburbanization.
