Global Political Cities: Actors and Arenas of Influence in International Affairs

Why cities often cope better than nations with today's lightning-fast changes
The British Empire declined decades ago, but London remains one of the world's preeminent centers of finance, commerce, and political discourse. London is just one of the global cities assuming greater importance in the post-cold war world—even as many national governments struggle to meet the needs of their citizens. Global Political Cities shows how and why cities are re-asserting their historic role at the foref...