Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : global and local perspectives on the rise of private neighbourhoods / Georg Glasze, Chris Webster, Klaus Frantz -- The dynamics of privatopia : private residential governance in the USA / Evan Mckenzie -- The economic case for private residential government / Fred E. Foldvary -- Unlocking the gated community : moral minimalism and social (dis)order in gated communities in the United States and Mexico / Setha M. Low -- Private gated neighbourhoods : a progressive trend in US urban development / Klaus Frantz -- Gated communities as predators of public resources : the outcomes of fading boundaries between private management and public authorities in Southern California / Renaud Le Goix -- Condominios fechados and barrios privados : the rise of private residential neighbourhoods in Latin America / Michael Janoschka and Axel Borsdorf -- Gated communities in South Africa / Ulrich Jurgens, Karina Landman -- The spread of private guarded neighbourhoods in Lebanon and the significance of a historically and geographically specific governmentality / Georg Glasze -- The Purple Jade Villas (Beijing) : a golden ghetto in red China / Guillaume Giroir -- China's modern gated cities / Chris Webster, Fulong Wu, Yanjing Zhao -- The rise of gated residential neighbourhoods in Portugal and Spain : Lisbon and Madrid / Rainer Wehrhahn, Rita Raposo -- The rise of private residential neighbourhoods in England and New Zealand / Sarah Blandy, Jenny Dixon, Ann Dupuis, David Parsons -- More gates, less community? : guarded housing in Russia / Sebastian Lentz -- Conclusion : dynamic urban order and the rise of residential clubs / Chris Webster, Georg Glasze.

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