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Informationen zum Autor Bruce Katz is the cofounder of New Localism Advisors and was the Centennial Scholar at the Brookings Institution, where he focused on the challenges and opportunities of global urbanization. He was vice president and codirector of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, which he founded in 1996. He coauthored The Metropolitan Revolution (Brookings, 2013). Jeremy Nowak was the cofounder of New Localism Advisors and a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Drexel University's Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation. He created The Reinvestment Fund, one of the largest community investment institutions in the United States, and chaired the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Klappentext "Power now belongs to the problem solvers" With the rise of the politics of rejectionism in the United States and much of Europe, how can communities solve the serious social, economic, and environmental challenges they face? The answer, according to urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak, lies within those cities and urban areas that have been on the cutting edge already, solving the problems of modern postindustrial societies by working to create new vehicles "to get things done." The authors define this power to make change the "New Localism." Power has moved downward, from the national and state government to the city and metropolitan area. It has also moved horizontally, from the public sector to networks of public, private, and civic actors, and globally along circuits of capital, trade, and innovation. While the United States has struggled unsuccessfully, as a nation, with such systemic problems as rotting infrastructure and rising income inequality, cities in both "red" and "blue" states have found their own innovative solutions. Solving problems at the local level is not only more practical than wishing for national solutions, it can produce better results through a more democratic process. And public resources can be marshaled more efficiently when they are aligned with local market demands. The New Localism tells the stories of how Pittsburgh and Indianapolis in the American heartland and Copenhagen in Europe have taken the lead in dealing creatively with local problems. Chattanooga, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, and St. Louis are profiled as well, providing examples of successful innovation and entrepreneurship. The authors call for a twenty-first-century localism as demonstrated by these cities-one attuned to the needs of all citizens, including those in rural America. Out of these stories emerge new norms of growth, governance, and finance, and a path toward a more prosperous, sustainable, and inclusive society. Zusammenfassung Finding local solutions when the nation cannot! or will not. This book cites many positive examples of how cities across the US have taken the lead in dealing creatively with their local problems - even while the national government too often was gripped in partisan gridlock. The authors call for a twenty-first century localism! one attuned to the needs of all citizens. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionChapter One: The Radical Remake of the Nation StateChapter Two: The Ascendance of Cities and MetrosChapter Three: Rethinking City Growth - Inclusive InnovationChapter Four: Rethinking City GovernanceChapter Five: Rethinking City FinanceChapter Six: Exploring Hard IssuesConclusion: A Call for a 21st Century Localism...
