Gendering the Polarisation Debate: A Comment on Hamnett's 'Social Polarisation, Economic Restructuring and Welfare State Regimes'

Bruegel, Irene

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“…Since London is the primary first destination for most immigrants, particularly at the top and bottom of the social scale, this attribute of the data may partially mask differences between London and other cities. However, the findings presented above compare well with those of Hamnett (1996) and Bruegel (1996), and thus may be presumed to offer a fairly accurate picture of trends in the formal workforce.…”

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“…The present paper adopts both his definition of polarisation as growth at both the top and bottom of the scale, at the expense of the middle, Downloaded by [The Aga Khan University] at 04:44 25 November 2014 and his definition of professionalisation as growth in the share of high-status, professional and managerial occupations. However, it follows Bruegel (1996) in analysing occupational restructuring among residents in employment (full-time, part-time or self-employment). It is argued that this makes the analysis more relevant to the housing market, and better contextualised in the global city debate.…”

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“…Second, that, as other cities become more directly linked into the global economy, a similar process of polarisation will follow (Mollenkoph & Castells, 1991). A heated debate has crystallised around this topic in recent years, which largely focuses on the nature and extent of social polarisation in global cities (Bruegel, 1996;Burgers, 1996;Hamnett, 1994Hamnett, , 1996.…”

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Spatial Segregation in Seven Cities: A Longitudinal Study of Home Ownership, 1971-91

Lyons¹

2003

Housing Studies

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Globalisation has been associated with the development of 'command node' cities in the global economy (Friedman, 1986;Sassen, 1991). Some scholars have argued that the social and spatial structure of such cities has been polarised, because of changing demand for labour and land. A number of debates have developed around this hypothesis, challenging the general applicability of these socio-economic trends to all global cities (e.g. Bruegel, 1996;Hamnett, 1996), while the spatial changes in the housing markets of global cities have been shown to be varied (Marcuse & van Kempen, 2000). They are heavily dependent on local context, but always associated with increased segregation of rich and poor, whether through displacement of the poor from the urban core (Smith, 1989) or through their displacement within it (Lyons, 1996). The present paper suggests that much can be learnt about urban change in an era of globalisation, from analysis of the differences between global and other cities. The hypothesis is that spatial restructuring of housing markets in London, a global city, is likely to have important similarities with those of other cities in England, which occupy lower positions in a global urban hierarchy. A comparison of the extent of socio-spatial clustering of home ownership in London, with six English cities at various levels of the urban hierarchy is presented, which partly supports the hypothesis, comparing change over a 20-year period, based on cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of ONS Longitudinal Study data for the years 1971, 1981 and 1991. Findings were that, despite its more socially polarised labour market, London's home ownership market was less spatially segregated than that of other cities in the sample. Implications for global city theory, and for the interpretation of the dynamics of other urban markets, are discussed.

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Lyons¹

2003

Housing Studies

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“…And it has done so indirectly through the jobs needed to service the new high-income workers, both at work and at home, as well as the needs of the expanded low-wage work force (Sassen, 1991, p. 13). In global cities, occupational change and household restructuring go hand-in-hand. The reorganisation of work manifests itself in the stratification of women labourers, as Bruegel observes It is possible to see the increasing concentration of women in high-level jobs as having fuelled demand for labour-intensive services, which employ other women, often from migrant/ethnic minority communities in increasingly precious jobs (Bruegel, 1996(Bruegel, , p. 1434 In Europe, the concern for social inequality in the sphere of production has shifted to the sphere of reproduction, especially the impact of welfare states on income distribution, immigration and unemployment. The defining features of social polarisation are linked to the state's strategic function as a regulator not only in facilitating the market but also in supporting the survival of the underclass.…”

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Gender Matters in Social Polarisation: Comparing Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei

Tai¹

2012

Urban Studies

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This paper focuses on a relatively overlooked aspect of social polarisation in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei: its gender implications. The transformation of these cities, from industrial to post-industrial cities, has been accompanied by a transition from Chinese patriarchal society to modern society. A dual gendered structure is emerging-a regime of labour intimacy (RLI) under state regulations and a technomuscular capitalism (TMC), presenting itself as a competitive labour market. Migrant workers are introduced to compensate for the loss of household labour, but the wage gap between them and their local counterparts may be controlled. The occupational segmentation and income disparity between men and women are improving because of the upgrade of women's status. The model of bound RLIs and open TMCs emphasises a more contextually situated construction in which state migration policies and changing gender status play an intermediate role in the division of labour between work and home.

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“…Sassen emphasizes three essential elements which contribute to polarization: growth of service activities and declining production activities (tertiarization), growth of highsalary jobs which increase demand for lower-paid jobs, and computerization of production activities (Sassen 2001). Numerous research worldwide has both confi rmed and accented the complexity of this phenomenon (van Kempen 1994;Woodward 1995;Bruegel 1996;Burgers 1996;Clark & McNicholas 1996).…”

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The Socio-Spatial Structure of a City: the Example of Zagreb

Prelogović¹

2004

Hrv. geogr. glas.

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This work provides a summarized overview of select aspects, concepts and results of foreign and Croatian research into the socio-spatial structure of a city. The status of the sociospatial structure of Zagreb has been determined through an analysis of statistical indicators of the socio-economic status of its population. The results show similarities between the socio-spatial structure of Zagreb and other postsocialist cities. The spatial pattern from the pre-transition period has been retained, and it is refl ected in the declining socio-economic status of the population from the center to the peripheral sections of the city.Key words: Zagreb, socio-spatial structure, postsocialist city, transition, educational structure, salaries, unemployment Socijalno-prostorna struktura grada: primjer Zagreba U radu su sažeto prikazani izabrani aspekti, koncepti i rezultati stranih i domaćih istraživanja socijalno-prostorne strukture grada. Analizom odabranih statističkih pokazatelja socijalno-ekonomskog statusa stanovništva utvrđeno je stanje socijalno-prostorne strukture Zagreba. Rezultati pokazuju sličnosti u socijalno-prostornoj strukturi Zagreba i drugih postsocijalističkih gradova. Prostorni obrazac iz predtranzicijskog razdoblja je zadržan, a očituje se u smanjuje socijalno-ekonomskog statusa stanovništva od središnjih prema rubnim dijelovima grada.

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Gendering the Polarisation Debate: A Comment on Hamnett's 'Social Polarisation, Economic Restructuring and Welfare State Regimes'

Cited by 26 publications

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Spatial Segregation in Seven Cities: A Longitudinal Study of Home Ownership, 1971-91

Spatial Segregation in Seven Cities: A Longitudinal Study of Home Ownership, 1971-91

Gender Matters in Social Polarisation: Comparing Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei

The Socio-Spatial Structure of a City: the Example of Zagreb

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