Overview
- Provides a conceptual framework to understand how the global economy impacts the behaviour of local elected officials and ethnic entrepreneurs
- Argues that a politically motivated elected official advances a local connection to the global stage more than one motivated by a purely public servant agenda
- Demonstrates that representation embodied by a political party and global ideals connects the local to the global with greater frequency than a correlation to a local or national representational focus
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This book examines local leadership and policy changes as a result of globalisation. The author identifies what behaviours are facilitating the connection of local economies to the global economy and what local structures enable or inhibit the activity. It presents positive indicators from empirical research and three local case studies, that a dyadic arrangement of transformational leadership and a legislative-activist structure are more likely to connect a local economy to opportunities in the global economy. Further, the research presents a new measure for behaviour and structure to deduce the potential for local participation in a global economy. The book is based in and expands several fields of study, and will appeal to scholars of international relations, economics, public management, immigration and politics.
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Keywords
- Local leadership
- legislative activism
- Global competition economy
- Transnational neopluralism
- global cities
- transmigration
- Paradiplomacy
- Localisation in a Global Economy
- Structural Policy
- local entrepreneurs
- transmigrants
- migrant participation
- Postnationalism
- The Social Innovation Partnership
- globalisation and local government
- local economy and globalisation
- local participation in a global economy
- urban geography and urbanism
Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Reviews
“Amy Hochadel has provided a practical set of policy recommendations for transformative, local city officials seeking to create entrepreneurial and sustainable global cities.” (Keith Clarke, CBE, Chairman, Future Cities Catapult)
“Local Leadership in a Global Era presents a unique look at the intersection of behaviour and policy in local government acting on the global stage. This book is a significant contribution to the body of literature in International Political Economy.” (Leila Simona Talani, King's College London, UK)
“Cities and local governments around the world are currently undergoing an exciting, dynamic and complex set of changes. In this important work Amy Hochadel provides a unique perspective to our understanding of 'how' and 'why' local elected officials are playing an increasingly influential role in the global marketplace.” (Alan W. Cafruny, Hamilton College, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Amy Hochadel is a Global Cities consultant from London, UK. She works across multiple countries including the Gulf, India, Malaysia and across the UK and EU. Her Doctorate is from King’s College London in International Political Economy. She has served as an adviser to Mayors, Presidential, Congressional and Parliamentary elected officials and candidates in the US and UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Local Leadership in a Global Era
Book Subtitle: Policy and Behaviour Change in Cities
Authors: Amy M. Hochadel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58981-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-58980-0Published: 21 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86523-2Published: 04 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-58981-7Published: 07 July 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 221
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public Policy, International Political Economy, Governance and Government, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns)