Struggling giants : city-region governance in London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo / Paul Kantor ...[et. al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kantor, Paul, 1942-

Series:

Globalization and community ; v. 20.

Globalization and community series ; vol. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metropolitan government.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 332 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis ; London : University of Minnesota Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 analyzes the thorniest issues these sprawling city-regions have faced, including ameliorating social problems through public policies, the effect of globalization on local governance, and the relationships between local, regional, and national institutions.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Governable Giants?; 1. Four Global City- Regions: A Profile; Part I. The Greater London Region; 2. Global Pressures and Governmental Innovation; 3. Strong Metropolitan Leadership; Part II. The New York Tri- State Region; 4. Fragmented Metropolis, Decentralist Impulses; 5. Managed Pluralism; Part III. Paris- Île de France; 6. A Fragmented and Conflicting Territory; 7. Unregulated Competitive Decentralization; Part IV. The Tokyo City- Region; 8. New Challenges, Old Governance

9. World City Policies and the Erosion of the Developmental State; Part V. Pathways of Change; 10. Governance and Globalism: Political Responses of Four World City- Regions; Conclusion: Are Global City- Regions Governable?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8159-7

0-8166-7743-3

OCLC:

818115265