This book challenges the notion that there is a single, global process of economic
restructuring to which cities must submit. The studies in this volume compare urban …

Throughout the past thirty years a small number of city-regions have achieved
unprecedented global status in the world economy while undergoing radical changes …

During the past two decades, issues of local economic growth have come to dominate urban
politics and planning in American cities, and local governments have adopted increasingly …

The reorganization of global space that has been set in motion over the past quarter century
by processes of international economic change has had some important consequences for …

How have local economic conditions been affected by the emergence of a global economy?
What changes, if any, have local political authorities made to counterbalance the new …

In a rapidly transforming world, America's cities occupy a strategic position in the global web
and play an increasing role in determining the quality of local citizenship. In this book, we …

Exploring the connections between globalization and urbanization, this notable book places
particular emphasis on understanding the economic function of global cities, the political …

The Committee on National Urban Policy, established by the National Research Council
(NRC) in 1981 with support from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development …

The article examines several major structural trends contributing to the shift from the
Keynesian routinized city to the strategic city that begins to emerge in the 1980s. Among the …

Global cities all over the world are taking on new roles as they increasingly participate
directly and independently in international affairs and global politics. So far, surprisingly few …