{"product_id":"cities-in-the-international-marketplace-the-political-economy-of-urban-development-in-north-america-and-western-europe-9780691120140","title":"Cities in the International Marketplace  The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoes globalization menace our cities? Are cities able to exercise democratic rule and strategic choice when international competition increasingly limits the importance of place? This book looks at the political responses of ten cities in North America and Western Europe as they grappled with the forces of global restructuring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2003 Best Book in Urban Politics Award \"This is a major study about western cities in the context of global capitalism and the large demographic shifts of the last thirty years. Through a mix of detailed empirical study and big conceptual questions the authors give us the instruments to capture and detect the ongoing weight of local politics in an exploding international marketplace that has made cities themselves an object for investment.\"--Saskia Sassen, editor of Global Networks, Linked Cities \"An important comparative study of urban development process and politics... Savitch and Kantor's systematic study offers an array of explanations that are woven together to demonstrate several important concepts about planning policy and urban development.\"--Robyne S. Turner, Journal of the American Planning Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Photographs ix  List of Figures xi  List of Tables xiii  Preface xv  Acknowledgments xix  Chapter One: The Great Transformation and Local Choices 1  Chapter Two: Toward a Theory of Urban Development 29  Chapter Three: Ten Cities, Thirty Years 55  Chapter Four: Social- and Market-centered Strategies 101  Chapter Five: Driving and Steering Urban Strategy 149  Chapter Six: Dirigiste and Entrepreneurial Bargaining 171  Chapter Seven: Dependent Bargaining: Public and Private 223  Chapter Eight: Are Cities Converging? 267  Chapter Nine: Strategies for the International Marketplace 313  Chapter Ten: Conclusions: Cities Need Not Be Leaves in the Wind 346  Appendix: Sources and Notes for Figures and Tables 361  Source Notes 373  Glossary 391  Bibliography 395  Index 425","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359106105687,"sku":"9780691120140","price":38.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691120140.jpg?v=1754123616","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cities-in-the-international-marketplace-the-political-economy-of-urban-development-in-north-america-and-western-europe-9780691120140","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}