Politics of urban governance / by Jon Pierre.

By:

Pierre, Jon [Author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. New York :Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 170 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780333732670 (hbk.)
9780333732687 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

320.85 PIE

LOC classification:

JS78 .P5 2011

Other classification:

POL028000 | POL002000 | POL040040

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: -- The Challenge of Urban Governance * Rethinking the Local State * The Managerial City * The Corporatist City * The Pro-Growth City * The Welfare City * The Decline of Urban Politics? * Cities in Global Governance * Conclusion: The Future of Urban Politics.

Summary: "This broad ranging new text analyses the emerging shape of urban politics in the twenty-first century. The author identifies 4 main "models" of urban governance--"management," "Corporatist." "Pro-Growth" and "Welfare"--and assesses their different implications for the major issues, interests and problems in the contemporary urban arena"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-164) and index.

"This broad ranging new text analyses the emerging shape of urban politics in the twenty-first century. The author identifies 4 main "models" of urban governance--"management," "Corporatist." "Pro-Growth" and "Welfare"--and assesses their different implications for the major issues, interests and problems in the contemporary urban arena"-- Provided by publisher.

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