Provides an international overview with case studies and contributions from the people involved; looks at both the theory and practice of governing cities in a globalizing world; and includes practical lessons regarding the governing cities. This book: provides an international overview with case studies and contributions from the people involved; looks at both the theory and practice of governing cities in a globalizing world; and includes practical lessons regarding the future of governing cities.This book is about the role that ideas, institutions, and actors play in structuring how we govern cities and, more specifically, what projects or paths are taken.
Global changes require that we rethink governance and urban policy, and that we do so through the dual lens of theory and practice. Review: Practitioners such as mayors, aldermen, city managers, city planners, and community organizers would do well to study it closely. It covers major issues such as the need to provide both efficiency and democracy, legitimacy and participation, and discusses in realistic terms the stress upon city governance.
I expect it to be an important book for more than a decade and to spawn debates farther into the future. --Dick Simpson, Professor and Department Head, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago This volume by first rate scholars about one of the great transformations of our time is a worthy addition.
It is essential reading for students of comparative urban politics, international political economy and urban development. The volume's good organization and the accessibility of most of the chapters also make this a suitable book for classroom use. -- Cities
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