Globalization and integrated area development in European cities
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Bibliographic Information
Globalization and integrated area development in European cities
（Oxford geographical and environmental studies）
Oxford University Press, 2002, c2000
- : pbk
Available at 8 libraries
Note
"First published in paperback 2002"--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. [144]-153
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this book the author seeks to rebut the somewhat fatalistic argument that socio-economic prosperity in the cities can only be achieved by the application of global market-led policies. He argues that urban society and policy makers do have sufficient freedom of action to make local decisions on the economic and social development of deprived neighbourhoods. Drawing on evidence from six major European cities, he demonstrates that their 'Integrated Area Development' strategies, which rely on grassroots democracy and the empowerment of local communities, can deliver a social, economic, and cultural renaissance which better meets the needs of the local population than the imposition of the market-forces creed.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Explaining the Tension: Global Competition, Social Exclusion, and Local Renaissance
- 2. Globalization, Cities, and the Social Question
- 3. A New Approach to Local Development Analysis
- 4. Integrated Area Development and Social Innovation
- 5. Experiences in Integrated Area Development
- 6. Global Governance and Social Change
- Appendix: Methodology for the Study of Local Development
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