Public Problems - Private Solutions? - Globalizing Cities in the South (Paperback)

Cities and city regions are undergoing rapid transformation. They are prime locations of innovation, while at the same time facing growing problems of spatial fragmentation and social exclusion. By addressing these problems, cities become forerunners for new patterns of governance, which include increasingly private actors. While research on 'global' cities has focused primarily on the world's leading financial and economic centres, comparative research on the changing role of large, complex cities in the developing world is less advanced. But it is here, where public problems are most seriously threatening the cohesion of urban society and where the need for new answers is most urgent. Illustrated by in-depth examinations of four city regions: Shanghai, Mumbai, Johannesburg and Sao Paulo, this book readdresses this balance. The book revisits the same set of cities from different angles, thereby reflecting urban contradictions, juxtapositions, and disjunctures.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2005
Authors:	Simon Raiser
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	456
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-62026-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-62026-2
Barcode:	9781138620261

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