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The Future of the Metropolis
Berlin London Paris New York. Economic Aspects
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The Future of the Metropolis
Berlin London Paris New York. Economic Aspects
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Table of contents
- Preface
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. The Historical Perspective
- 1. Historical Dimensions of the Modern Metropolitan Problem
- 2. The New York Metropolis in Transformation: History and Prospect. A Study in Historical Particularity
- 3. Long-Term Trends and Problems of Metropolitan Paris
- 4. Railroads, Manufacturing and Services as Decisive Factors in Shaping the Metropolis, Berlin 1850-1920
- 5. National Capitals, World Cities and the New Division of Labour
- Part II. Changes in the Spatial Structure of Economic Activity During the Last Decades and the Metropolis: Facts and Explanatory Theories
- Chapter 1: General Trends
- 6. The Development of the European Urban System, 1971-1981
- 7. The Changing Spatial Structure of Economic Activity and Metropolitan Decline in the United Kingdom
- 8. Berlin and the Spatial Division of Labour within the FRG
- 9. Economic Transformation, Minorities, and Urban Demographic-Employment Mismatch in the U.S. and West Germany
- Chapter 2: Economic Development in Selected Metropolitan Areas
- 10. Restructuring and Locational Change in London's Electronics Industries
- 11. Does Paris Subsidize the Rest of France?
- 12. Decline of Industrial Employment in Berlin - Causes and Consequences
- Part III. Economic Policy and the Metropolis
- Chapter 1: Policies for Urban Economic Development in Advanced Industrial Countries
- 13. Overview: National Government Responses to Structural Changes in Urban Economies
- 14. Policies to Stimulate Urban Economic Activity in the United States - The Case of Detroit
- 15. The Growth of the Paris Region, Town Planning and the National Policy of Locational Control (1920-1984)
- 16. Economic Development Policy in London
- 17. Policies for Urban Economic Development in the Federal Republic of Germany
- 18. Evaluation of Recent Policy Innovations in Berlin (West)
- Chapter 2: Economic Transformation and Political Change in Metropolitan Areas
- 19. The Advanced Industrial Metropolis: A New Type of World City
- 20. Big City Politics - New Patterns and Orientations at the Local Level of the Welfare State
- Chapter 3: Development Options and Constraints for the Economic Future of Berlin (West)
- 21. Metropolitan Development to and Beyond 2000 - Some Hypotheses applied to the City of Berlin
- 22. Alternative Development Paths for the Economy of Berlin (West) - Reflections on Different Scenarios
- About the Contributors