کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1008305 1482352 2015 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Urban power and political agency: Reflections on a study of local economic development in Johannesburg and Leeds
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
قدرت شهری و آژانس سیاسی: بازتاب در مورد مطالعه توسعه اقتصادی در ژوهانسبورگ و لیدز
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری گردشگری، اوقات فراغت و مدیریت هتلداری
چکیده انگلیسی

“Does politics matter” is an enduring question in urban studies. This paper contributes to the debate by exploring the agency of city leaders in local economic development policy in Johannesburg (South Africa) and Leeds (UK). In place of the conventional (though valid) focus on structural constraint under neoliberalism, we show how decisions by leaders ostensibly committed to social inclusion contributed to outcomes aggravating social exclusion. Whatever structural constraints pertain, the failures of local economic development must be attributed, in part, to decisions made and actions taken in response to acknowledged policy dilemmas. An agency-centred perspective poses important questions about the potential for city government to pursue progressive and inclusionary policies.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Cities - Volume 44, April 2015, Pages 131–138
نویسندگان
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