| Partnerships in Urban Governance: European and American Experiences 1998 Edition Contributor(s): Pierre, Jon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333689399 ISBN-13: 9780333689394 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: Urban governance in most western democracies has seen various forms of public-private concerted actions becoming increasingly important instruments for local governments. These new features of urban governance are often seen as local governments trying to enhance their "capacity to act" by fusing their capabilities with those of other major societal actors. At the same time such transgressions of the border between the public and the private spheres of society make local governments more susceptible to political pressures from those actors. This volume looks at the historical development and present performance of public-private partnerships for local economic development in western Europe and the United States. The theoretical framework applied in the volume is derived from theories of governance as well as from institutional theory. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - State - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
| Dewey: 320.809 |
| LCCN: 97049943 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.67" W x 8.76" (0.88 lbs) 206 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These essays explore the utility of thinking about public-private partnerships for local economic development. A theoretical examination of theories of governance, institutions and policy instruments is supplemented by empirical analysis and comparisons of their operation in the United Kingdom, Sweden and the United States in the context of debates about the 'limits of politics' and dependence on the institutions of civil society. |