Cities in the International Marketplace: The Political Economy of Urban Development in North America and Western Europe

H.V. Savitch and Paul Kantor

ISBN 10: 0691091595 / ISBN 13: 9780691091594

Edité par Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2002

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1st printing. A bright, clean, tight copy sans flecks, tears, stains, discoloration and text and illustration markings. "Cities in the International Marketplace" looks at the political responses of ten cities in North America and Western Europe as they grappled with the forces of global restructuring during the past thirty years. H.V. Savitch and Paul Kantor conclude that cities do have choices in city building and that they behave strategically in the international marketplace." ILLUSTRATED in black & white photography with accompanying descriptive captions. "This clearly written book analyzes the political economy of development in Detroit, Houston, and New York in the United States; Toronto in Canada; Paris and Marseilles in France; Milan and Naples in Italy; and Glasgow and Liverpool in Great Britain." 445 pages. GI1.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Cities in the International Marketplace: The Political Economy of Urban Development in North America and Western Europe
• Éditeur: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
• Date de parution: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0691091595
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780691091594
• Reliure: Cloth Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Very Good

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Synopsis

Does globalization menace our cities? Are cities able to exercise democratic rule and strategic choice when international competition increasingly limits the importance of place? This study looks at the political responses of ten cities in North America and Western Europe as they grappled with the forces of global restructuring during the 30 years leading up to 2002. H.V. Savitch and Paul Kantor conclude that cities do have choices in city building and that they behave strategically in the international marketplace. Rather than treating cities through case studies, this book undertakes rigorous systematic comparison. In doing so it provides a theory that explains how city governments bargain in the capital investment process to assert their influence. The authors examine the role of economic conditions and intergovernmental and local politics. They also show why cities vary in their approaches to urban development. They portray how cities are constrained by the dynamics of the global economy but are not its prisoners. Further, they explain why some urban communities have more maneuverability than do others in the economic development game. Local governance, culture and planning can

À propos de l?auteur

H. V. Savitch is the Brown and Williamson Distinguished Research Professor of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Louisville. He has published nine books, including "Post-Industrial Cities: Politics and Planning in New York, Paris, and London" (Princeton). Paul Kantor is Professor of Political Science at Fordham University. His many books include "The Dependent City Revisited" and "The Politics of Urban America".