The New Localism: Comparative Urban Politics in a Global Era (SAGE Focus Editions Book 164)

How have local economic conditions been affected by the emergence of a global economy? What changes, if any, have local political authorities made to counterbalance the new emphasis on world interests? Comprehensive and timely, The New Localism answers these and other vital questions by exploring local political restructuring in the face of massive global economic change. Prominent urban scholars cover the privatization of local politics, the emergence of local economic and social activism, and increased competition--on both local and national levels. This important volume examines various levels of development in such diverse political settings as the United States, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. The New Localism is a must read for students and scholars of urban studies, comparative politics, political science, third world development, planning, public administration, and sociology. "Goetz and Clarke′s book brings a useful perspective to this literature, not so much because of its theoretical originality, but for its didactic value. It is a straightforward presentation of cases of urban restructuring, well integrated within a common conceptual framework labelled "new localism" --Canadian Journal of Urban Research New Localism -- State Reassessed -- Local Authorities And Economic Development In Britain -- Birmingham : Political Restructuring, Economic Change, And The Civic Gospel -- Local Government In Poland -- Market As Pressure Or Market As Possibility? : The Framework Of Local Economic Development In Hungary -- Regimes Of Accumulation, The Caribbean Basin Intiative, And Export Processing Zones -- Local Institutions And Development : The Nigerian Experience -- Political Restructuring And The Development Process In Kenya -- New Localism From A Cross-national Perspective. Edited By Edward G. Goetz, Susan E. Clarke. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. How have local economic conditions been affected by the emergence of a global economy? What changes, if any, have local political authorities made to counterbalance the new emphasis on world interests? Comprehensive and timely, this book answers these and other vital questions by exploring local political restructuring in the face of massive global economic change A comprehensive exploration of local political restructuring in the face of massive global economic change. Prominent urban scholars cover the privatization of local politics, the emergence of local economic and social activism, and increased competition on both local and national levels in such diverse political settings as the US, the UK, Eastern.