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Informationen zum Autor Greg Clark is an advisor and mentor for cities, business, and investment. He works with leadership in global cities, global firms, global institutions, and at global gatherings.Greg trained as an Economist, Social and Political Scientist, City & Regional Planner at Cambridge University, UK, Columbia University, NYC, and London School of Economics. Harkness Fellow and author of ten books and numerous reports and papers on cities and business development issues. He has just been awarded the CBE. Tim Moonen is a researcher on the future of cities and globalisation, and currently the Director of Research at The Business of Cities. He has written extensively about global urban financing, long-term strategic planning, and comparative city competitiveness. He has recently authored and co-authored original work on international development bank investment for cities, the future of European cities, and the concept of global fluency as a tool for city and metropolitan leaders. Klappentext World Cities and Nation States takes a global perspective to show how national governments and states/provinces/regions continue to play a decisive, and often positive, partnership role with world cities. The 16 chapter book - comprised of two introductory chapters, 12 central chapters that draw on case studies, and two summary chapters - draws on over 40 interviews with national ministers, city government officials, business leaders and expert academics. Zusammenfassung World Cities and Nation States takes a global perspective to show how national governments and states/provinces/regions continue to play a decisive, and often positive, partnership role with world cities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xii Preface xiv Section I Introducing world cities and nation states 1 1 Introduction: Clash of the centuries? 3 Urbanisation and globalisation: The age of world cities 5 The future imperatives for world cities 6 Nation states in the urban age 6 Different models and starting points 9 Other inherited factors 11 Overview of the book 14 2 Cities and nation states: The story so far 19 The rise of the nation state and the implications for cities 20 Nation states and the 'world cities' literature 22 A return to city¿states? 26 Reasons for caution 27 The ongoing relevance of the nation state 28 Summary 32 Section II World cities in tight nations: Unitary systems in transition 33 3 London: From centralism to negotiated growth management 35 London's historic relationship with central government 38 The return to city government and changes in city powers since 2000 40 The national system of cities: London and the UK 43 Ongoing challenges where London needs help from national government 46 Key actors and mechanisms that enable London to make progress with UK central government 51 Conclusion 52 4 Paris: Manufacturing a metropolis amid institutional complexity 54 History of Paris's relationship with national government 57 Paris as an established world city 58 The national system of cities: Paris and France 61 Ongoing challenges where Paris needs help from national government 62 Key actors and mechanisms that enable Paris to make progress with the nation state 66 Conclusion 67 5 Seoul: Lessons from de¿centralisation and de¿concentration 68 History of Seoul's relationship with central government 70 Adaptation in Seoul's global age 73 The national system of cities: Seoul and Korea 74 Ongoing challenges where Seoul needs help from national government 76 Key actors and mechanisms that enable Seoul to make progress with the nation state 79 Conclusion 79 6 Tokyo: Shared global aspir...
