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Tables of Contents for Facets of Globalization
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
Global Integration, Regional Development, and the Dynamics of Urbanization: An Introduction
ix
Simon J. Evenett
Shahid Yusuf
Globalization and Growing Regional Inequalities
ix
Supranational Ramifications of Globalization: Regional Integration and International Environmental Concerns
xi
The Rise of Local Politics and the Implications for National Governance Structures
xii
Poverty Alleviation in an Era of Urbanization
xiv
Concluding Remarks
xv
References
xv
Part I. Global Systems and the New Dynamics
1
54
Finance, Financial Regulation, and Economic Development: An International Perspective
3
8
Lawrence J. White
Finance Is Special
3
1
The Opaqueness-Transparency Paradigm
4
2
Implications of the Opaqueness-Transparency Paradigm
6
2
Conclusion
8
1
References
8
3
Globalization, Foreign Direct Investment, and Urbanization in Developing Countries
11
36
Victor F. S. Sit
Testing the Relationship between Urbanization and Foreign Direct Investment
15
3
The Case of Exo-Urbanization
18
5
Mega-Urban and Extended Metropolitan Regions
23
9
Cities as Centers for New Opportunities and Competitiveness
32
7
Conclusion: Response to the Asian Financial Crisis and Policy Suggestions
39
3
References
42
5
Global Environmental Imperatives and Institutions to Ensure Sustainability
47
8
Gernot Klepper
Growth, the Environment, and Sustainability
47
1
The Issues Ahead
48
3
Global Environmental Imperatives
51
2
Conclusion
53
1
References
53
2
Part II. East Asia and Globalization
55
222
The Greater China Growth Triangle in the Asian Financial Crisis
57
22
Yak-yeow Kueh
Greater China as a Process of Economic Integration
57
2
Capital Flows within Greater China during the Asian Financial Crisis
59
5
Impact on Trade Flows within Greater China
64
4
Government Policies, Economic Consequences, and Longer-Term Implications
68
5
Prospects for Further Economic Cooperation within Greater China
73
3
References
76
3
Regional Development Policies in Brazil, China, and Indonesia
79
14
Junichi Yamada
Regional Disparities
80
1
Reasons behind Regional Disparities
81
7
Current Regional Development Strategies
88
3
Conclusion
91
1
References
92
1
The Impact of Globalization on China's Economy
93
12
Shuqing Guo
The Effects of Openness
94
2
Meeting the Challenges of Economic Globalization
96
3
Policy Responses to the Asian Financial Crisis
99
2
Perspectives on the Process of Globalization
101
2
References
103
2
Globalization and Urbanization in the Republic of Korea
105
16
Sang-Chuel Choe
Won Bae Kim
Korea's Urbanization Path
106
5
Policy Responses
111
4
Current Issues and Prospects
115
2
Conclusions
117
1
References
118
3
Cities and Governments
121
26
Edward L. Glaeser
Jordan Rappaport
What Does Sound Urban Policy Entail?
122
1
Nine Empirical Issues
123
13
Lessons for Central Government
136
4
Lessons for Local Government Behavior from Economic Theory
140
4
Conclusion
144
1
References
144
3
Urban Governance and Politics in a Global Context: The Growing Importance of Localities
147
24
Richard Stren
Components of the Local: Urban Civil Society
147
9
Components of the Local: Democratization
156
5
Components of the Local: The New Localism
161
2
Conclusions
163
2
References
165
6
Crime As a Social Cost of Poverty and Inequality: A Review Focusing on Developing Countries
171
22
F. Bourguignon
Crime and Crime Trends: International Comparisons of Orders of Magnitude
172
3
Crime, Poverty, and Inequality: What Economic Theory Has to Say
175
6
The Limited Available Evidence on the Relationships among Inequality, Poverty, and Crime
181
8
Conclusion
189
1
References
190
3
Urban Poverty: Some Thoughts About its Scale and Nature and About Responses to It
193
28
Diana Mitlin
David Satterthwaite
Defining Urban Poverty
193
3
Seeking to Explain the Influence of Key Economic and Spatial Trends on Urban Poverty
196
8
Community Initiatives and Poverty Reduction
204
4
Measures that Increase Access to Jobs
208
4
Central Government's Future Role in Alleviating Urban Poverty
212
3
References
215
6
Urban Poverty Alleviation in the Age of Globalization in Pacific Asia
221
16
Yue-man Yeung
Urban Poverty Status
221
2
Poverty Alleviation Initiatives
223
5
Factors Affecting Urban Poverty
228
3
Social Polarization in Hong Kong
231
2
A Policy Framework
233
1
References
234
3
Financing of Subnational Public Investment in India
237
22
Rakesh Mohan
State Government Financing of Investment
238
8
Financing of Investment by Local Governments
246
5
A New Approach to Financing Public Investment
251
4
Annex A.13.1.Extracts from the 74th Constitutional Amendment, 1992
255
2
References
257
2
Analysis of Spatial Organization and Transportation Demand in an Expanding Urban Area: Sendai, Japan, 1972-92
259
18
Naohiro Kitano
Analysis of Spatial Organization and Transportation Demand in the City of Sendai
260
7
Policy Issues in City Planning and Urban Transportation Infrastructure Provision
267
5
Conclusion and Policy Implications
272
2
Appendix 14.1. Spatial Statistical Methods
274
3
References
277