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World Cities and Nation States.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicester :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Section I Introducing world cities and nation states; Section I Introduction: Clash of the centuries?; Urbanisation and globalisation: The age of world cities; The future imperatives for world cities; Nation states in the urban age; Different models and starting points; Other inherited factors; Overview of the book; Section I Cities and nation states: The story so far; The rise of the nation state and the implications for cities; Nation states and the 'world cities' literature; A return to city-states?; Reasons for caution.
- The ongoing relevance of the nation stateSummary; Section II World cities in tight nations: Unitary systems in transition; Chapter 3 London: From centralism to negotiated growth management; London's historic relationship with central government; The return to city government and changes in city powers since 2000; The national system of cities: London and the UK; Ongoing challenges where London needs help from national government; Key actors and mechanisms that enable London to make progress with UK central government; Conclusion.
- Chapter 4 Paris: Manufacturing a metropolis amid institutional complexityHistory of Paris's relationship with national government; Paris as an established world city; The national system of cities: Paris and France; Ongoing challenges where Paris needs help from national government; Key actors and mechanisms that enable Paris to make progress with the nation state; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Seoul: Lessons from de-centralisation and de-concentration; History of Seoul's relationship with central government; Adaptation in Seoul's global age; The national system of cities: Seoul and Korea.
- Ongoing challenges where Seoul needs help from national governmentKey actors and mechanisms that enable Seoul to make progress with the nation state; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Tokyo: Shared global aspirations and blunted reforms; History of Tokyo's relationship with central government; Changes in city powers since 2000: What problems have been solved?; The national system of cities: Tokyo and Japan; The future agenda for collaboration with national government; Key actors and mechanisms that enable Tokyo to make progress with the nation state; Conclusion.
- Section III Working remotely: World cities in federal systemsChapter 7 Mumbai: The opportunity costs of leadership and co-ordination failure; History of Mumbai's relationship with higher tiers of government; Incomplete initiatives and aborted reforms in the 21st century; The national system of cities: Mumbai and India; Ongoing challenges where Mumbai needs help from national government; Key actors and mechanisms that enable Mumbai to make progress with the nation state; Conclusion; Chapter 8 New York: Adapting to 'emergency back-up' federalism.