{"product_id":"struggling-giants-city-region-governance-in-london-new-york-paris-and-tokyo-paperback-softback-9780816677436","title":"Struggling Giants; City-Region Governance in London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo (Paperback \/ softback) 9780816677436","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStruggling Giants\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCity-Region Governance in London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaul Kantor (Author), Christian Lefèvre (Author), Asato Saito (Author), H. V. Savitch (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780816677436\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 August 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 3.6 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the past thirty years a small number of city-regions have achieved unprecedented global status in the world economy while undergoing radical changes. \u003ci\u003eStruggling Giants \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the transformation of four of the most significant metropolises: London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo. This volume analyzes the thorniest issues these sprawling city-regions have faced, including ameliorating social problems through public policies, the effect of globalization on local governance, and the relationships between local, regional, and national institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree critical themes frame \u003ci\u003eStruggling Giants\u003c\/i\u003e. The first is the continuing struggle for governability in the midst of regional governmental fragmentation. The second theme is how the city-regions fight to manage powerful political biases. Policy-making is often selective, the authors find, and governments are more responsive to economic exigencies than to social or environmental needs. Finally, these city-regions are shown to be strong economic leaders in part because they are able to change-although the authors reveal that pragmatism and piecemeal policy solutions can still prevail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Governable Giants?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Four Global City-Regions: A Profile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart I. The Greater London Region\u003cbr\u003e2. Global Pressures and Governmental Innovation\u003cbr\u003e3. Strong Metropolitan Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart II. The New York Tri-State Region\u003cbr\u003e4. Fragmented Metropolis, Decentralist Impulses\u003cbr\u003e5. Managed Pluralism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart III. Paris–\u0026amp;Icirc;le de France\u003cbr\u003e6. A Fragmented and Conflicting Territory\u003cbr\u003e7. Unregulated Competitive Decentralization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart IV. The Tokyo City-Region\u003cbr\u003e8. New Challenges, Old Governance\u003cbr\u003e9. World-City Policies and the Erosion of the Developmental State\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. Governance and Globalism: Political Responses of Four World City-Regions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Are Global City-Regions Governable?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Univ Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570079559960,"sku":"9780816677436","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/struggling-giants-city-region-governance-in-london-new-york-paris-and-tokyo-paperback-softback-9780816677436","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}