The politics of urban governance

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The politics of urban governance

Jon Pierre

Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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  • : pbk

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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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  • NCID
    BB05092379
  • ISBN
    • 9780333732670
    • 9780333732687
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 170 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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