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Globalism and Local Democracy: Challenge and Change in Europe and North America
Robin Hambleton
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Description for Globalism and Local Democracy: Challenge and Change in Europe and North America
Paperback. This title addresses three questions through its three-part structure: what is the nature of the globalization?; what resulting challenges now confront cities and localities?; and, how can local leaders respond to this changing environment in ways which strengthen local democracy? Num Pages: 274 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSG; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
This new book argues that cities and citizens are not helpless victims in a global flow of events. Three crucial questions are addressed through the three part structure: What is the nature of the globalization? What resulting challenges now confront cities and localities? How can local leaders respond to this changing environment in ways which strengthen local democracy? Written by leading urban scholars in Europe and North America the book draws on a range of disciplines to enhance academic understanding and illuminate lessons for policy and practice.
This new book argues that cities and citizens are not helpless victims in a global flow of events. Three crucial questions are addressed through the three part structure: What is the nature of the globalization? What resulting challenges now confront cities and localities? How can local leaders respond to this changing environment in ways which strengthen local democracy? Written by leading urban scholars in Europe and North America the book draws on a range of disciplines to enhance academic understanding and illuminate lessons for policy and practice.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333993736
SKU
V9780333993736
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Robin Hambleton
FRANÇOIS ASCHER Professor, French Institute of Urban Affairs, University of Paris SCOTT BOLLENS Professor and Chair, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of California, Irvine DENNIS BROEDERS Scientific Council for Government Policy, The Hague ANDREW CHURCH Professor of Human Geography, University of Brighton TERRY NICHOLS CLARK Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago SUSAN E. CLARKE Professor of Political Science, ... Read more
Reviews for Globalism and Local Democracy: Challenge and Change in Europe and North America
'[Globalism and Local Democracy is] a thoughtful collection of essays that brings an international perspective to a key issue for the government of our cities.' - Professor Sir Peter Hall, Institute of Community Studies, London and Bartlett School of Planning, University College London 'An excellent and accessible contribution to a topic for growing importance. It addresses all ... Read more