Profits without production: towards the financialization of the city

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The financialisation of the city is a matter of concern for many players today. These include INTA - the International Urban Development Association - a global network of urban decision-makers and practitioners, from both the public and private sectors. Lola Davidson is the Association’s Deputy Secretary General. She summarises here the mechanisms at work and the spatial and socio-economic impacts. A special session was devoted to the subject at the Africities summit November 2018 in Marrakech.