The Global Edge. Alejandro Portes

Over the last quarter century, no other city like Miami has rapidly transformed into a global city. <I>The Global Edge</I>&#160;charts the social tensions and unexpected consequences of this remarkable process of change. Acting as a follow-up to the highly successful <I>City on the Edge, The Global Edge</I> examines Miami in the context of globalization and scrutinizes its newfound place as a major international city. Written by two well-known scholars in the field, the book examines Miami&rsquo;s rise as a finance and banking center and the simultaneous emergence of a highly diverse but contentious ethnic mosaic. <I>The Global Edge </I>serves as a case study of Miami&rsquo;s present cultural, economic, and political transformation, and describes how its future course can provide key lessons for other metropolitan areas throughout the world.&#160;