The Making of a World City : London 1991 to 2021

Preface Honor Chapman Acknowledgements Section I: London in 1991 – setting the scene 1. Introduction: Honor Chapman and London: World City 2. London prior to 1991: the backstory 3. The 1991 London: World City report and its message about London Section II: The evolution of London, 1991-2014 4. Economy Internationalisation of London’s labour-force The global financial crisis and after 5. Governance and Policy 1997 and a new direction for metropolitan government Promoting London 6. Urban Regeneration New regeneration powers from 2000 From de-industrial to post-industrial: building a new experience for markets, leisure and commerce 7. Office market and real estate 8. Housing 9. Infrastructure Section III: London today and in the Future 10. World Cities Today Key developments in the global system of cities in 2014 11. London in the next decade: implications of the rise of other world cities 12. Investment in London: challenges and solutions 13. Eight Imperatives for London 14. Lessons from London Appendix