This broad-ranging new text analyses the shape of urban politics and governance in the 21st 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. JON PIERRE Professor of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg,Sweden and adjunct Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and Bodö University College, Norway. Among his publications are 'Governance, Politics and the State' (Palgrave, 2000), 'Governing Complex Societies' (Palgrave, 2005). INDICE: Why Study Urban Politics? - The Challenge of Urban Governance - The Managerial City - Corporatist Governance - Pro-Growth Governance - Welfare Governance - The Decline of Urban Politics? - Cities in Global Governance - Conclusions: The Future of Urban Politics -
- ISBN: 978-0-333-73268-7
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 184
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido