The politics of urban governance
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The politics of urban governance
Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
- : hardback
- : pbk
Available at 17 libraries
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References: p. 154-164
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The study of urban governance provides a valuable insight into economic, social, and political forces and how they shape city life. But who and what are the real drivers of change? This innovative text casts new light on the issues and re-examines the state of urban governance at the start of the twenty-first century.
Jon Pierre analyses four models of urban governance: 'management', 'corporatist', 'pro-growth' and 'welfare'. Each is assessed in terms of its implications for the major issues, interests and challenges in the contemporary urban arena. Distinctively, Pierre argues that institutions - and the values which underpin them - are the driving forces of change. The book also assesses the impact of globalization upon urban governance.
The long-standing debate on the decline of urban governance is re-examined and reformulated by Pierre, who applies a wider international approach to the issues. He argues that the changing cast of private and public actors, combined with new forms of political participation, have resulted in a transformation - rather than a decline - of contemporary urban governance.
Table of Contents
Why Study Urban Politics?
The Challenge of Urban Governance
The Managerial City
Corporatist Governance
Pro-Growth Governance
Welfare Governance
The Decline of Urban Politics?
Cities in Global Governance
Conclusions: The Future of Urban Politics.
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