{"product_id":"struggling-giants-paul-kantor-9780816677436","title":"Struggling Giants: City-Region Governance in London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo","description":"\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\u003e examines 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Kantor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816677433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816677436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013","brand":"Paul Kantor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49082572079359,"sku":"9780816677436","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/struggling-giants-paul-kantor-9780816677436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}