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<p>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 Fra

Author

Edward G. Goetz, Susan E. Clarke, editors

Publisher

SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780803949218

Subjects

Political Science, Science, Mathematics