| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 267 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
City Futures |
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City Futures
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| Contents |
Global trends, diversity and local democracy / Jill Simone Gross and Robin Hambleton -- Rethinking globalization : the impact of central governments on world cities / Takashi Tsukamoto and Ronald K. Vogel -- Governing the capital : comparing institutional reform in Berlin, London, and Paris / Manfred Röber and Eckhard Schröter -- Uneven development, city governance, and urban change : unpacking the global-local nexus in Dublin's inner city / Michael Punch, Declan Redmond, and Sinead Kelly -- Urban governance in developing countries : experiences and challenges / Richard Stren -- Diversity and the democratic challenge : governing world cities / Jill Simone Gross -- Changing forms of urban government in Central and Eastern Europe / Paweł Swianiewicz -- Innovation in Chinese urban governance : the Shanghai experience / Tingwei Zhang -- Urban challenges in Latin American cities : Medellin and the limits of governance / John Betancur -- Metropolitan governance in Australia : the Sydney experience / Daniel Kübler and Bill Randolph -- The new ecology of urban governance : special-purpose authorities and urban development / Dennis R. Judd and James M. Smith -- New leadership for democratic urban space / Robin Hambleton -- Building the global city : the immigrant experience of urban revitalization / Janice Bockmeyer -- Professionals and the conflicting forces of administrative modernization and civic engagement / John Nalbandian -- Against "partnership" : toward a local challenge to global neoliberalism / Jonathan Davies -- From governance to governing / Robin Hambleton and Jill Simone Gross |
| Summary |
Written in a lively and accessible style by leading scholars from eleven countries this is the first global book to provide a thorough examination of the urban challenges now facing city leaders and managers in all continents. The text is organized into three parts: the global pressures now impacting urban governance; the innovations currently taking place in urban government; and the heartland themes of leadership, partnership and the democratic challenge. The analysis suggests that global forces pose a grave threat to civilized living? the pursuit of narrow self-interest could drive all cities into a spiral of decline resulting in consumers living isolated lives in separate fortified enclaves. All the authors in this volume reject this vision of our urban future. Instead, by analyzing place-specific experiences and offering new insights on the dynamics of urban change, they propose imaginative routes for reform. This book argues for strategies that can lead to prosperous multi-cultural cities across the world? cities that enhance the quality of life for all citizens |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-254) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Municipal government.
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Globalization -- Political aspects
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municipal government.
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Regional government.
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Public administration.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Local.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- State & Provincial.
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Politics and Government.
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Globalization -- Political aspects
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Municipal government
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hambleton, Robin.
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Gross, Jill Simone.
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| ISBN |
9780230608795 |
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0230608795 |
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1403975736 |
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9781403975737 |
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1281844888 |
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9781281844880 |
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9781349536412 |
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1349536415 |
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