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Nation-state global city tensions in social policy: the case of Mexico City's rising social city-zenship

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2020

John Hudson  and
Anahely Medrano
John Hudson*
Affiliation:
Department of Social Policy & Social Work, University of York, York, UK
Anahely Medrano
Affiliation:
El Colegio Mexiquense, Mexico City, Mexico
*
*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Comparative analyses of welfare systems have largely proceeded on the basis that coherent nation-states exist. This assumption was always problematic – as many theorists have acknowledged – but globalisation processes have added a further dimension to this debate, not least because of the increasing power of global cities that act as coordinating hubs for the global economy. Although residing in nation-states, these cities have a special status flowing from their central role in the global economy with often rather different economic, demographic and social contexts. While there is growing literature on global cities, what the rise of these cities means for social policy and for welfare states remains an underexplored issue. Here we outline some key issues the rise of global cities presents for welfare states before proceeding to illustrate both theoretical and practical issues we highlight through a case study of Mexico City.

Keywords

global citieswelfareMexico City
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 1 - 14
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Copyright © 2013 Taylor & Francis

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