New York Jill S Grossh V Savitch by Jill S. Gross;h. V. Savitch; instant download after payment.

New York became the world's first megacity in the 1930s. Since then it
has remained the largest city in North America but, globally, it has
been surpassed in size by the younger cities of Asia. Nevetheless its
metropolitan area is home to 20 million people and it continues to be
America's premier city.
Jill Gross and Hank Savitch examine the
New York metropolis through the lens of a series of twenty-first century
pressures related to demography, economic growth, urban development,
governance, immigration, leadership and globalization. How New York's
institutions and policies have either risen to meet these challenges,
stagnated in the face of them, or simply failed to resolve them is the
focus of the book. In particular, the authors examine the muncipality of
New York City, as the heart of the megacity, and how it navigates the
increasingly complex battles with higher levels of government over
rights to the city and resource needs.
The book examines the
shifting tides of corporate centred development, particularly the
vibrant financial sector, and how it has leveraged its powerful
geopolitical position in the global economy to continue to grow. The
question of governance is explored along with the growing reliance on
public–private partnerships to manage megacity problems. Mayoral control
and leadership is shown to have been fundamental to meeting the needs
of the residential population – issues such as crime, schools and
housing – along with the demands of business. With over 3 million
immigrants, New York is the most diverse city in North America, but it
is also among the most segregated and the authors investigate the
positive and negative outcomes that such diversity brings.
As a
comprehensive analysis of the political, economic and social dynamics
that have made New York a megacity today, the book will be of interest
to a broad readership in political science, public administration,
public policy, sociology, geography, political…