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.

Table of Contents

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