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The Political Economy of Urban Development in North America and Western Europe
Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 773 g
ISBN: 978-0-691-12014-0
Verlag: Princeton University Press
Does globalization menace our cities? Are cities able to exercise democratic rule and strategic choice when international competition increasingly limits the importance of place? Cities in the International Marketplace looks at the political responses of ten cities in North America and Western Europe as they grappled with the forces of global restructuring during the past thirty years. H. V. Savitch and Paul Kantor conclude that cities do have choices in city building and that they behave strategically in the international marketplace.Rather than treating cities through case studies, this book undertakes rigorous systematic comparison. In doing so it provides an innovative theory that explains how city governments bargain in the capital investment process to assert their influence. The authors examine the role of economic conditions and intergovernmental politics as well as local democratic institutions and cultural values. They also show why cities vary in their approaches to urban development. They portray how cities are constrained by the dynamics of the global economy but are not its prisoners. Further, they explain why some urban communities have more maneuverability than do others in the economic development game. Local governance, culture, and planning can combine with economic fortune and national urban policies to provide resources that expand or contract the scope for choice. This clearly written book analyzes the political economy of development in Detroit, Houston, and New York in the United States; Toronto in Canada; Paris and Marseilles in France; Milan and Naples in Italy; and Glasgow and Liverpool in Great Britain.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Photographs ix
List of Figures xi
List of Tables xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xix
Chapter One: The Great Transformation and Local Choices 1
Chapter Two: Toward a Theory of Urban Development 29
Chapter Three: Ten Cities, Thirty Years 55
Chapter Four: Social- and Market-centered Strategies 101
Chapter Five: Driving and Steering Urban Strategy 149
Chapter Six: Dirigiste and Entrepreneurial Bargaining 171
Chapter Seven: Dependent Bargaining: Public and Private 223
Chapter Eight: Are Cities Converging? 267
Chapter Nine: Strategies for the International Marketplace 313
Chapter Ten: Conclusions: Cities Need Not Be Leaves in the Wind 346
Appendix: Sources and Notes for Figures and Tables 361
Source Notes 373
Glossary 391
Bibliography 395
Index 425
