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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462324803321

Autore

Kantor Paul <1942->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, 2012

ISBN

0-8166-8159-7

0-8166-7743-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (348 p.)

Collana

Globalization and community series ; ; vol. 20

Disciplina

320.8

Soggetti

Metropolitan government

Globalization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 StatePart 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

Sommario/riassunto

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. Three critical themes frame Struggling Gi