Governing Cities in a Global Era: Urban Innovation, Competition, and Democratic Reform
By Robin Hambleton, Jill Gross
* Number Of Pages: 292
* Publication Date: 2007-11-15
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0230602304
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780230602304
Product Description:
Written in a lively and accessible style by leading scholars from eleven countries this is the first global book to pre a thorough examination of the urban challenges now facing city leaders and managers in all continents. The text is organized into three parts: the global ures now impacting urban governance; the innovations currently taking place in urban government; and the heartland themes of leadership, partnership and the democratic challenge. The analysis suggests that global forces pose a grave threat to civilized living – the pursuit of narrow self-interest could drive all cities into a spiral of decline resulting in consumers living isolated lives in separate fortified enclaves. All the authors in this volume reject this vision of our urban future. Instead, by analyzing place-specific experiences and offering new insights on the dynamics of urban change, they propose imaginative routes for reform. This book argues for strategies that can lead to prosperous multi-cultural cities across the world – cities that enhance the quality of life for all citizens.
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Author: Robin Hambleton, Jill Gross
