Cities as political objects : historical evolution, analytical categorisations and institutional challenges of metropolitanisation / edited by Alistair Cole, Renaud Payre.
Contributor(s): Cole, Alistair [editor.] | Payre, Renaud [editor.].
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Text Language of document:EnglishSeries: Cities series: Publisher: 2016Description: xiv, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781784719890; 1784719897.Subject(s): Cities and towns -- Political aspects -- EuropeDDC classification: 307.76094 Summary: Cities are back as significant political-administrative units - only now as metropolises. Rather than simply a mechanical effect of the exigencies of economic globalization, this book convincingly demonstrates that an array of active political actors are involved in energizing the trend. It is political praxis not economic structure that provides the key to understanding the efflorescence of urban governance today. The fact that there is much variation across cities in the extent and effectiveness of new models of governance suggests how much one-size-fits-all economic determinism misses the point,'
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cities are back as significant political-administrative units - only now as metropolises. Rather than simply a mechanical effect of the exigencies of economic globalization, this book convincingly demonstrates that an array of active political actors are involved in energizing the trend. It is political praxis not economic structure that provides the key to understanding the efflorescence of urban governance today. The fact that there is much variation across cities in the extent and effectiveness of new models of governance suggests how much one-size-fits-all economic determinism misses the point,'
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