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" Governing cities in a global era : "
edited by Robin Hambleton and Jill Simone Gross.
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BL
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1044831
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b799201
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| Title & Author
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Governing cities in a global era : : urban innovation, competition, and democratic reform /\ edited by Robin Hambleton and Jill Simone Gross.
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2007.
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xix, 267 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0230602304
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: 1403975736
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: 9780230602304
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: 9781403975737
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-254) and index.
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| Contents
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Global trends, diversity and local democracy / Jill Simone Gross and Robin Hambleton -- Rethinking globalization : the impact of central governments on world cities / Takashi Tsukamoto and Ronald K. Vogel -- Governing the capital : comparing institutional reform in Berlin, London, and Paris / Manfred Röber and Eckhard Schröter -- Uneven development, city governance, and urban change : unpacking the global-local nexus in Dublin's inner city / Michael Punch, Declan Redmond, and Sinead Kelly -- Urban governance in developing countries : experiences and challenges / Richard Stren -- Diversity and the democratic challenge : governing world cities / Jill Simone Gross -- Changing forms of urban government in Central and Eastern Europe / Paweł Swianiewicz -- Innovation in Chinese urban governance : the Shanghai experience / Tingwei Zhang -- Urban challenges in Latin American cities : Medellin and the limits of governance / John Betancur -- Metropolitan governance in Australia : the Sydney experience / Daniel Kübler and Bill Randolph -- The new ecology of urban governance : special-purpose authorities and urban development / Dennis R. Judd and James M. Smith -- New leadership for democratic urban space / Robin Hambleton -- Building the global city : the immigrant experience of urban revitalization / Janice Bockmeyer -- Professionals and the conflicting forces of administrative modernization and civic engagement / John Nalbandian -- Against "partnership" : toward a local challenge to global neoliberalism / Jonathan Davies -- From governance to governing / Robin Hambleton and Jill Simone Gross.
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Provides an international overview with case studies and contributions from the people involved; looks at both the theory and practice of governing cities in a globalizing world; and includes practical lessons regarding the governing cities.
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Globalization-- Political aspects.
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Municipal government.
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Globalization-- Political aspects.
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Globalization-- Political aspects.
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Municipal government.
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Municipal government.
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| Dewey Classification
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320.8/5
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352.16
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JS78.G74 2007
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D523.5clc
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ME 9540rvk
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Gross, Jill Simone.
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Hambleton, Robin.
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