Amazon HQ2 and NYC (Zukin and Greenberg)

Episode 23 March 15, 2019 00:39:17
Amazon HQ2 and NYC (Zukin and Greenberg)
Annex Sociology Podcast
Amazon HQ2 and NYC (Zukin and Greenberg)

Mar 15 2019 | 00:39:17

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Show Notes

Sharon Zukin and Miriam Greenberg discuss Amazon's decision to locate in New York City, the politics this choice evoked, and the online giant's subsequent choice to reverse that decision.

Photo Credit

By SounderBruce from Seattle, United States - Amazon HQ from Westlake & Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

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