Struggling giants : city-region governance in London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo /

Throughout the past thirty years a small number of city-regions have achieved unprecedented global status in the world economy while undergoing radical changes. Struggling Giants examines the transformation of four of the most significant metropolises: London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo. This volume...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Kantor, Paul, 1942- (Autor), Lefèvre, Christian (Autor), Saito, Asato (Autor), Savitch, H. V. (Autor), Thornley, Andy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2012], ©2012.
Colección:Globalization and community ; v. 20.
Temas:
Metropolitan government.
Globalization.
Mondialisation.
globalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Local.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > State & Provincial.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Globalization
Metropolitan government
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Four Global City-Regions: A Profile
  • Part I. The Greater London Region: Global pressures and governmental innovation; Strong metropolitan leadership
  • Part II. The New York Tri-State Region: Fragmented metropolis, decentralist impulses; Managed pluralism
  • Part III. Paris-Île de France: A fragmented and conflicting territory; Unregulated competitive decentralization
  • Part IV. The Tokyo City-Region: New challenges, old governance; World city policies and the erosion of the developmental state
  • Part V. Pathways of Change: Governance and globalism: political responses of four world city-regions
  • Conclusion: Are Global City-Regions Governable?

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