Written in a lively and accessible style by leading scholars from eleven countries this is the first global book to provide 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 pressures 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.
Author(s): Robin Hambleton, Jill Gross
Edition: 1st
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 292
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables......Page 12
List of Figures......Page 14
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Notes on the Contributors......Page 18
Globalization and Urbanization: The Twin Challenges for Civic Leaders......Page 24
Globalization and the Modern City......Page 26
Our Urban Future......Page 28
Embracing the Multicultural City......Page 30
Putting the Government Back into Governing......Page 31
Outline of the Book......Page 33
Notes......Page 35
Introduction to Part I......Page 36
Globalization and Cities......Page 38
Globalization and Political Decentralization......Page 39
Research Questions and Four Perspectives on World Cities......Page 42
The Study......Page 45
Findings and Analysis......Page 46
Conclusions......Page 53
Big City Government: Global Challenges and Institutional Capacity......Page 56
Toward "Convergence" or "Persisting Divergence" in Big City Government?......Page 57
The Rise of Big City Government in the Era of Industrialization and Urbanization......Page 58
Capitals and Their Regions: Suburbanization and the Postwar "Planning Mood"......Page 60
Capital Cities in the International Market Place: Increased Globalization......Page 64
Conclusions......Page 65
Introduction......Page 68
Theoretical Context: Uneven Development and Locality......Page 69
Changing Urban Governance Regimes: Entrepreneurial Planning in Dublin......Page 73
Impacts of Entrepreneurial Governance: The Case of the Liberties-Coombe......Page 75
Conclusions......Page 78
Introduction......Page 80
Dimension One: Capacity......Page 81
Dimension Two: Finance......Page 84
Dimension Three: Horizontal and Vertical Diversity......Page 86
Dimension Four: Authority and the Recomposition of Local Government......Page 88
Conclusions......Page 91
Note......Page 92
Introduction to Part II......Page 94
Introduction......Page 96
The Diversity-Democracy Challenge......Page 97
The Democratic Governing Challenge......Page 99
Case 1: Copenhagen—High Democratic Capacity......Page 102
Case 2: Paris: Denial of Diversity—or Capacity but No Political Will......Page 106
Case 3: Toronto's Split Personality—Political Will but No Capacity......Page 108
Conclusions......Page 111
Appendix......Page 112
Notes......Page 113
Introduction—Setting the Scene......Page 116
Decentralization in Central and Eastern Europe—A Time of Transition......Page 117
Exploring Some Claims About Local Government in Central and Eastern Europe......Page 119
Five Propositions Relating to Local Government in Central and Eastern Europe......Page 120
The Impact of Territorial Fragmentation......Page 124
The Impact of Direct Election of Mayors......Page 128
Conclusions......Page 131
Appendix......Page 133
Notes......Page 134
Economic Reform and Urbanization in China......Page 136
Shanghai—China's Economic Center......Page 137
Economic Restructuring in Shanghai......Page 139
Spatial Reorganization in Shanghai......Page 141
Changes in Urban Governance......Page 142
Municipal Government and Urban Districts......Page 143
The Growing Influence of Street Offices......Page 145
The Emergence of New Stakeholders......Page 146
Conclusions......Page 147
Introduction......Page 148
The Trajectory of the City......Page 149
The Impact of Globalization—Economic Restructuring......Page 151
Economic and Social Implications......Page 153
Currents of Change and the Challenge for Urban Governance......Page 154
Implications for Urban Governance......Page 157
Notes......Page 159
Introduction......Page 162
Governing Australian Cities: The Intergovernmental Context......Page 163
Globalization and Urban-Regional Restructuring in Sydney......Page 164
The Failure of Structural Territorial Reform in Metropolitan Sydney......Page 166
Strengthening Government Capacities: The Latest Metropolitan Strategy......Page 168
Governance from Below: The Emerging Mosaic of Subregional Governance in Western Sydney......Page 170
Conclusions......Page 172
Notes......Page 173
Why Special Authorities?......Page 174
What is a Special Authority?......Page 176
Urban Development in the United States: A History of Constraint......Page 177
The Challenge of Accountability......Page 179
Transparency and Corrigibility......Page 180
Introduction to Part III......Page 184
Introduction......Page 186
Government, Governance, and Governing......Page 187
Understanding City Management......Page 188
Understanding City Leadership......Page 191
Local Leaders—Stakeholders Great and Small......Page 192
The Modern Urban Leadership Agenda......Page 194
Conclusions......Page 198
Notes......Page 199
Immigrants and Urban Governance......Page 200
The Origins of Neighborhood Management......Page 201
Immigrants and Engagement......Page 202
Neighborhood Management and New Community Governance Strategies......Page 203
How Does Neighborhood Management Impact Immigrant Participation?......Page 205
Conclusions......Page 210
Notes......Page 211
14 Professionals and the Conflicting Forces of Administrative Modernization and Civic Engagement......Page 212
Citizen Engagement......Page 213
The Gap between Elected Officials and Professional Staff (Bureaucrats)......Page 215
The Gap between Department Heads and the Chief Administrative Officer......Page 216
Bridging the Gaps......Page 217
Bridge-Building Responsibilities, Roles, and Values......Page 218
Bridges as the Foundation of Civic Discovery......Page 219
Conclusions......Page 220
Notes......Page 221
Introduction......Page 222
Regime Politics and Democratic Inclusion......Page 223
The Partnership Narrative: A Neoliberal Consensus......Page 224
The Partnership Technocracy......Page 225
The Conjunction of Markets and Hierarchies......Page 229
Partnership Exit as a Strategy for Democratic Inclusion......Page 231
Conclusions......Page 232
IV: Governing Cities in a Global Era......Page 234
Introduction......Page 236
The World is Not Flat......Page 237
Government, Governance, and Governing—Clarifying Meanings......Page 238
Government, Governance, and Governing—Arguments and Issues......Page 239
Dynamic Diversity in the Modern City......Page 241
Multilevel Governance and the City......Page 243
Leadership and Local Democracy......Page 245
Cross-National Policy Transfer......Page 246
City Futures......Page 247
Bibliography......Page 248
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C......Page 279
D......Page 280
E......Page 281
G......Page 282
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M......Page 285
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