The Future of the Metropolis

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. The Historical Perspective -- 1. Historical Dimensions of the Modern Metropolitan Problem / Sutcliffe, Anthony -- 2. The New York Metropolis in Transformation: History and Prospect. A Study in Historical Particularity / Lampard, Eric E. -- 3. Long-Term Trends and Problems of Metropolitan Paris / Roncayolo, Marcel -- 4. Railroads, Manufacturing and Services as Decisive Factors in Shaping the Metropolis, Berlin 1850-1920 / Thienel-Saage, Ingrid -- 5. National Capitals, World Cities and the New Division of Labour / Hall, Peter -- 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 / Cheshire, Paul / Hay, Dennis -- 7. The Changing Spatial Structure of Economic Activity and Metropolitan Decline in the United Kingdom / Keeble, David -- 8. Berlin and the Spatial Division of Labour within the FRG / Bade, Franz-Josef -- 9. Economic Transformation, Minorities, and Urban Demographic-Employment Mismatch in the U.S. and West Germany / Kasarda, John D. / Friedrichs, Jürgen -- Chapter 2: Economic Development in Selected Metropolitan Areas -- 10. Restructuring and Locational Change in London's Electronics Industries / Leigh, Roger / North, David / Steinberg, Lynn -- 11. Does Paris Subsidize the Rest of France? / Prud'homme, Rémy -- 12. Decline of Industrial Employment in Berlin - Causes and Consequences / Ewers, Hans-Jürgen / Stein, Rolf -- 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 / Przeworski, Joanne Fox -- 14. Policies to Stimulate Urban Economic Activity in the United States - The Case of Detroit / Wolman, Harold -- 15. The Growth of the Paris Region, Town Planning and the National Policy of Locational Control (1920-1984) / Merlin, Pierre -- 16. Economic Development Policy in London / Lever, William -- 17. Policies for Urban Economic Development in the Federal Republic of Germany / Konukiewitz, Manfred -- 18. Evaluation of Recent Policy Innovations in Berlin (West) / Kern, Manfred -- Chapter 2: Economic Transformation and Political Change in Metropolitan Areas -- 19. The Advanced Industrial Metropolis: A New Type of World City / Knight, Richard V. -- 20. Big City Politics - New Patterns and Orientations at the Local Level of the Welfare State / Evers, Adalbert / Wollmann, Hellmut -- 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 / Mackensen, Rainer -- 22. Alternative Development Paths for the Economy of Berlin (West) - Reflections on Different Scenarios / Arras, Hartmut E. -- About the Contributors