Governing Cities in a Global Era: Urban Innovation, Competition, and Democratic Reform

Global Trends, Diversity, and Local Democracy; J.S.Gross& R.Hambleton PART I: GLOBAL PRESSURES ON URBAN GOVERNANCE Rethinking Globalization: The Impact of Central Governments on World Cities; T.Tsukamoto& R.K.Vogel Governing and Capital: Institutional Reform in Berlin, London, and Paris; M.Röber& E.Schröter Globalization, Urban Governance, and the Inner City: Lessons from Dublin; M.Punch, D.Redmond& S.Kelly Globalization and Urban Governance: Challenges for Developing Countries; R.Stren PART II: INNOVATIONS IN URBAN GOVERNMENT Restructuring Local Institutions: Comparing Responses to Diversity; J.S.Gross Changing Forms of Urban Government in Central and Eastern Europe; P.Swianiewicz Innovation in Chinese Urban Government: The Shanghai Experience; T.Zhang Urban Challenges in Latin American Cities: Medellin and the Limits of Governance; J.Betancur Metropolitan Governance in Australia: The Sydney Experience; D.Kubler& B.Randolph The New Ecology of Urban Governance: Special Purpose Authorities and Urban Development; D.R.Judd& J.M.Smith PART III: LEADERSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, AND THE DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGE New Leadership for Democratic Urban Space; R.Hambleton Building the Global City: The Immigrant Experience of Urban Revitalization; J.Bockmeyer Professionals and the Conflicting Forces of Administrative Modernization and Civic Engagement; J.Nalbandian The Limits of Partnership in Urban Governance; J.Davies PART IV: GOVERNING CITIES IN A GLOBAL ERA From Governance to Governing; R.Hambleton& J.S.Gross