Pierre The Politics of Urban Governance

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-137-28555-3
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

The study of urban governance provides a valuable insight into economic, social, and political forces and how they shape city life. But who and what are the real drivers of change? This innovative text casts new light on the issues and re-examines the state of urban governance at the start of the twenty-first century. Jon Pierre analyses four models of urban governance: 'management', 'corporatist', 'pro-growth' and 'welfare'. Each is assessed in terms of its implications for the major issues, interests and challenges in the contemporary urban arena. Distinctively, Pierre argues that institutions – and the values which underpin them – are the driving forces of change. The book also assesses the impact of globalization upon urban governance.The long-standing debate on the decline of urban governance is re-examined and reformulated by Pierre, who applies a wider international approach to the issues. He argues that the changing cast of private and public actors, combined with new forms of political participation, have resulted in a transformation – rather than a decline – of contemporary urban governance.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pierre, Jon

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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).