{"product_id":"9780816677436","title":"Struggling Giants","description":"Author: Paul Kantor\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780816677436\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Jul 2012\u003cbr\u003ePages: 344 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the past thirty years a small number of city-regions have achieved unprecedented global status in the world economy while undergoing radical changes. \u003ci\u003eStruggling Giants \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the transformation of four of the most significant metropolises: London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo. This volume analyzes the thorniest issues these sprawling city-regions have faced, including ameliorating social problems through public policies, the effect of globalization on local governance, and the relationships between local, regional, and national institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree critical themes frame \u003ci\u003eStruggling Giants\u003c\/i\u003e. The first is the continuing struggle for governability in the midst of regional governmental fragmentation. The second theme is how the city-regions fight to manage powerful political biases. Policy-making is often selective, the authors find, and governments are more responsive to economic exigencies than to social or environmental needs. Finally, these city-regions are shown to be strong economic leaders in part because they are able to change-although the authors reveal that pragmatism and piecemeal policy solutions can still prevail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919117336734,"sku":"ING-9780816677436","price":53.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780816677436.jpg?v=1782808139","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780816677436","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}