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Author Lefèvre, Christian, author

Title Paris / Christian Lefevre
Edition 1st
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2021

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Description 1 online resource
Series Megacities
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction -- 1 Paris and Île-de-France -- Population, society and economy of Île-de-France today -- The politico-institutional organization of Île-de-France -- Economic players -- The neocorporatist system -- Major business organizations -- Other economic players -- 2 Social, economic and spatial history of the Île-de-France metropolis -- Paris Île-de-France: the birth of a metropolitan region, 1800-1945 -- Demographic and suburban expansion
Industrialization -- The first planning policies -- Paris, "City of Light" -- Paris Île-de-France: the birth of a global city region, 1945-2020 -- Social and demographic trends -- Dynamic demographics, especially in the suburbs -- Social polarization between the west and east of the region -- Anticipation and support policies: regional planning, housing and transport -- the era of big public investment -- Economic trends: industrialization, deindustrialization and tertiarization -- From industrialization to deindustrialization -- Economic development: the ambivalent policies of the state
3 Political history of Île-de-France, 1789-2001 -- The domination of the state, 1789-1871 -- Political and administrative organization of Île-de-France under the Revolution -- Establishment of a centralized system: from the First to the Second Empire -- Towards a conflicting political system, 1871-1977 -- State laissez-faire and the emergence of the red suburbs, 1871-1945 -- Relations between Paris and its suburbs: conflicts and cooperation -- Birth of the red suburbs -- Strong state intervention and the building of political bastions, 1945-77
State management of the region: ambiguous objectives -- Changing political forces: reinforcement or creation of bastions -- A territorial reorganization marked by hidden political agendas -- Towards an unregulated political decentralization, 1977-2001 -- France begins to decentralize -- A persistently strong state presence -- Exacerbation of political conflicts, 1977-2001 -- Decline of the red suburbs -- Construction and reinforcement of strongholds by the right -- Return of the left: the region and Paris -- 4 The economy of Île-de-France: from national capital to global metropolis
From deindustrialization to internationalization: the birth of a global city region -- From deindustrialization to tertiarization -- The birth of a global city region -- The specificities of the Île-de-France economy -- A national capital with an original model of economic development -- The national economic capital -- The Île-de-France economic model -- Specificities of the Île-de-France economy -- Public economy -- Significant industrial sector -- Weak financial sector -- Île-de-France's strong economic sectors -- Small foreign population -- 5 Problems and challenges
Summary An authoritative analysis of Paris's position, both globally and nationally, and the challenges that face its governance
Notes Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed
Subject Urban policy -- France -- Paris
Economic history.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Urban policy.
SUBJECT Paris (France) -- Economic conditions
Paris (France) -- Social conditions
Paris (France) -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001006689
Subject France -- Paris.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781788215183
1788215184