World Cities and Nation States

Klappentext World Cities and Nation States takes a global perspective to show how national governments and states/provinces/regions continue to play a decisive, and often positive, partnership role with world cities. The 16 chapter book - comprised of two introductory chapters, 12 central chapters that draw on case studies, and two summary chapters - draws on over 40 interviews with national ministers, city government officials, business leaders and expert academics. Zusammenfassung World Cities and Nation States takes a global perspective to show how national governments and states/provinces/regions continue to play a decisive, and often positive, partnership role with world cities. The 16 chapter book - comprised of two introductory chapters, 12 central chapters that draw on case studies, and two summary chapters - draws on over 40 interviews with national ministers, city government officials, business leaders and expert academics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xiiPreface xivSection I Introducing world cities and nation states 11 Introduction: Clash of the centuries? 3Urbanisation and globalisation: The age of world cities 5The future imperatives for world cities 6Nation states in the urban age 6Different models and starting points 9Other inherited factors 11Overview of the book 142 Cities and nation states: The story so far 19The rise of the nation state and the implications for cities 20Nation states and the 'world cities' literature 22A return to city-states? 26Reasons for caution 27The ongoing relevance of the nation state 28Summary 32Section II World cities in tight nations: Unitary systems in transition 333 London: From centralism to negotiated growth management 35London's historic relationship with central government 38The return to city government and changes in city powers since 2000 40The national system of cities: London and the UK 43Ongoing challenges where London needs help from national government 46Key actors and mechanisms that enable London to make progress with UK central government 51Conclusion 524 Paris: Manufacturing a metropolis amid institutional complexity 54History of Paris's relationship with national government 57Paris as an established world city 58The national system of cities: Paris and France 61Ongoing challenges where Paris needs help from national government 62Key actors and mechanisms that enable Paris to make progress with the nation state 66Conclusion 675 Seoul: Lessons from de-centralisation and de-concentration 68History of Seoul's relationship with central government 70Adaptation in Seoul's global age 73The national system of cities: Seoul and Korea 74Ongoing challenges where Seoul needs help from national government 76Key actors and mechanisms that enable Seoul to make progress with the nation state 79Conclusion 796 Tokyo: Shared global aspirations and blunted reforms 81History of Tokyo's relationship with central government 83Changes in city powers since 2000: What problems have been solved? 85The national system of cities: Tokyo and Japan 88The future agenda for collaboration with national government 89Key actors and mechanisms that enable Tokyo to make progress with the nation state 92Conclusion 93Section III Working remotely: World cities in federal systems 957 Mumbai: The opportunity costs of leadership and co-ordination failure 97History of Mumbai's relationship with higher tiers of government 99Incomplete initiatives and aborted reforms in the 21st century 101The national system of cities: Mumbai and India 102Ongoing challenges where Mumbai needs help from national government 104Key actors and mechanisms that enable Mumbai to make progress with the nation state 107Conclusion 1088 New York: Adapting to 'emergency back-up' federalism 110History of the city and nation state relationship up to 2000 113Evolution of the city's relationship with t...

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Greg Clark is an advisor and mentor for cities, business, and investment. He works with leadership in global cities, global firms, global institutions, and at global gatherings.Greg trained as an Economist, Social and Political Scientist, City & Regional Planner at Cambridge University, UK, Columbia University, NYC, and London School of Economics. Harkness Fellow and author of ten books and numerous reports and papers on cities and business development issues.
He has just been awarded the CBE. Tim Moonen is a researcher on the future of cities and globalisation, and currently the Director of Research at The Business of Cities. He has written extensively about global urban financing, long-term strategic planning, and comparative city competitiveness. He has recently authored and co-authored original work on international development bank investment for cities, the future of European cities, and the concept of global fluency as a tool for city and metropolitan leaders.

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Foreword xii Preface xiv Section I Introducing world cities and nation states 1 1 Introduction: Clash of the centuries? 3 Urbanisation and globalisation: The age of world cities 5 The future imperatives for world cities 6 Nation states in the urban age 6 Different models and starting points 9 Other inherited factors 11 Overview of the book 14 2 Cities and nation states: The story so far 19 The rise of the nation state and the implications for cities 20 Nation states and the 'world cities' literature 22 A return to city-states? 26 Reasons for caution 27 The ongoing relevance of the nation state 28 Summary 32 Section II World cities in tight nations: Unitary systems in transition 33 3 London: From centralism to negotiated growth management 35 London's historic relationship with central government 38 The return to city government and changes in city powers since 2000 40 The national system of cities: London and the UK 43 Ongoing challenges where London needs help from national government 46 Key actors and mechanisms that enable London to make progress with UK central government 51 Conclusion 52 4 Paris: Manufacturing a metropolis amid institutional complexity 54 History of Paris's relationship with national government 57 Paris as an established world city 58 The national system of cities: Paris and France 61 Ongoing challenges where Paris needs help from national government 62 Key actors and mechanisms that enable Paris to make progress with the nation state 66 Conclusion 67 5 Seoul: Lessons from de-centralisation and de-concentration 68 History of Seoul's relationship with central government 70 Adaptation in Seoul's global age 73 The national system of cities: Seoul and Korea 74 Ongoing challenges where Seoul needs help from national government 76 Key actors and mechanisms that enable Seoul to make progress with the nation state 79 Conclusion 79 6 Tokyo: Shared global aspirations and blunted reforms 81 History of Tokyo's relationship with central government 83 Changes in city powers since 2000: What problems have been solved? 85 The national system of cities: Tokyo and Japan 88 The future agenda for collaboration with national government 89 Key actors and mechanisms that enable Tokyo to make progress with the nation state 92 Conclusion 93 Section III Working remotely: World cities in federal systems 95 7 Mumbai: The opportunity costs of leadership and co-ordination failure 97 History of Mumbai's relationship with higher tiers of government 99 Incomplete initiatives and aborted reforms in the 21st century 101 The national system of cities: Mumbai and India 102 Ongoing challenges where Mumbai needs help from national government 104 Key actors and mechanisms that enable Mumbai to make progress with the nation state 107 Conclusion 108 8 New York: Adapting to 'emergency back-up' federalism 110 History of the city and nation state relationship up to 2000 113 Evolution of the city's relationship with the federal tier since 9/11 114 The national system of cities: New York City and American metros 115 Ongoing challenges where New York needs help from nat…