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Tables of Contents for Local Dynamics in an Era of Globalization
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
The World of Globalizing Forces
Local Dynamics in a Globalizing World: 21st Century Catalysts for Development
2
7
Shahid Yusuf
Simon Evenett
Weiping Wu
Globalization, the World Trade Organization, and Development Strategies of Poorer Countries
9
10
Kym Anderson
Toward a Global Financial Architecture for the 21st Century
19
12
Robert E. Litan
Prerequisites for Successful International Monetary Policy Coordination
31
14
Andrew Hughes Hallett
The Impacts of Emigration on Countries of Origin
45
13
Stephen Castles
Managing Urbanization in a Globalizing World
Cities and Trade: External Trade and Internal Geography in Developing Economies
58
7
Anthony J. Venables
On the Move: Industrial Deconcentration in Today's Developing Countries
65
4
Vernon Henderson
The Importance of Large Urban Areas--and Governments' Roles in Fostering Them
69
5
Edwin S. Mills
Toward a New Model of Rural-Urban Linkages under Globalization
74
10
Yujiro Hayami
Global City-Regions and the New World System
84
10
Allen J. Scott
Making Decentralization Work in a Global Economy
How to Design a Fiscal Decentralization Program
94
7
Roy Bahl
Strategic Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries: Learning from Recent Innovations
101
9
Paul Smoke
Decentralization Comes to Japan
110
4
Kengo Akizuki
Why Are Social Funds So Popular?
114
18
Judith Tendler
Building Competitive Cities for the 21st Century
What Distinguishes Success among Second-Tier Cities?
132
8
Ann Markusen
Globalization and Urbanization: The Case of Thailand
140
8
Utis Kaothien
Douglas Webster
The Impact of Decentralization on Cities' Fiscal Health: Lessons from the United States
148
11
Andrew Reschovsky
How Singapore Regulates Urban Transportation and Land Use
159
5
Sock-Young Phang
To Plan or Not to Plan: Southeast Asian Cities Tackle Transport, Communications, and Land Use
164
5
Peter J. Rimmer
Howard Dick
Public Participation in Urban Environmental Management in Japan
169
6
Ryo Fujikura
Coping with Municipal Solid Waste in Developing Countries
175
David N. Beede
David E. Bloom