This book investigates the spatial, social and symbolic making and remaking of place and people in the Danish metropolis, drawing upon empirical analysis to illuminate the entangled social history of Copenhagen North West over the last 125 years.

Through a study of the construction of automotive assembly plants during the neoliberal era, this book examines the shift towards entrepreneurial local governance in the U.S, analysing the incentivization of private investment and the reorientation of local governments towards assisting with the management of transnational capital flows.