The Future of the Metropolis : : Berlin London Paris New York. Economic Aspects / / ed. by Hans-Jürgen Ewers, Horst Matzerath, John B. Goddard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Business and Economics <1990
• MitwirkendeR: Arras, Hartmut E.,; Bade, Franz-Josef,; Cheshire, Paul,; Evers, Adalbert,; Ewers, Hans-Jürgen,; Friedrichs, Jürgen,; Hall, Peter,; Hay, Dennis,; Kasarda, John D.,; Keeble, David,; Kern, Manfred,; Knight, Richard V.,; Konukiewitz, Manfred,; Lampard, Eric E.,; Leigh, Roger,; Lever, William,; Mackensen, Rainer,; Merlin, Pierre,; North, David,; Prud’homme, Rémy,; Przeworski, Joanne Fox,; Roncayolo, Marcel,; Stein, Rolf,; Steinberg, Lynn,; Sutcliffe, Anthony,; Thienel-Saage, Ingrid,; Wollmann, Hellmut,; Wolman, Harold,
• HerausgeberIn: Ewers, Hans-Jürgen,; Goddard, John B.,; Matzerath, Horst,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: Reprint 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (484 p.) :; Num. tab.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110854237; 9783110635713
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110854237
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Hans-Jürgen Ewers, Horst Matzerath, John B. Goddard.