Globalism and Local Democracy

Globalism and Local Democracy; R.Hambleton, H.V.Savitch and M.Stewart PART I: THE GLOBALIZATION PROCESS The Globalization Process; H.V.Savitch Globalization and Cities: A North American Perspective; S.E.Clarke Urban Homogenization and Diversification in West Europe; F.Ascher Globalization and Transformations in Political Cultures; T.N.Clark PART II: CITIES AT RISK-CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY Rapid Transformations in Post-socialist Cities: Towards an Uncertain Future; M.F.Reid Managing Urban Ethnic Conflict; S.Bollens Urban Policies in The Netherlands: From Social Renewal to Big Cities Policy; R.C.Kloosterman & D.Broeders PART III: INNOVATION IN URBAN GOVERNANCE The New City Management; R.Hambleton A Network Paradigm for Urban Governance?; C.Collinge & A.Srbjanin Metropolitan Governance and Institutional Dynamics; B.Jouve & C.Lefèvre Local Democracy, Cross-border Collaboration and the Internationalization of Local Government; A.Church & P.Reid