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The Problem of Metropolitan Governance and the Politics of Scale

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Cox K. R. The problem of metropolitan governance and the politics of scale, Regional Studies. In the United States, the problem of urban governance is in part, and in virtue of a characteristic jurisdictional fragmentation, one of metropolitan governance. This paper argues that in order to understand emergent solutions to these governance problems, it is important to place local governments both in the context of the state as a whole and the state as a differentiated territorial form. This leads to an approach emphasizing the politics of scale. The arguments are exemplified through the experience of one particular American metropolitan area. [image omitted] Cox K. R. La question de la gouvernance metropolitaine et la politique d'echelle, Regional Studies. Aux Etats-Unis, la question de la gouvernance urbaine est en partie, et en vertu des clivages jurisdictionnels types, une question de gouvernance metropolitaine. Cet article cherche a affirmer qu'il importe de situer l'administration locale a la fois par rapport a l'Etat dans son ensemble et a l'Etat comme un espace differencie sur le plan territorial afin de comprendre les reponses naissantes a ces questions de gouvernance. Cela entraine une approche qui souligne la politique d'echelle. On illustre les arguments a partir d'une etude de cas d'une zone metropolitaine aux Etats-Unis. Gouvernance Zones metropolitaines Clivages jurisdictionnels Politique d'echelle Cox K. R. Das Problem der metropolitanen Regierungsfuhrung und der Massstabspolitik, Regional Studies. In den USA ist das Problem der urbanen Regierungsfuhrung zum Teil - und aufgrund einer charakteristischen Fragmentierung der Rechtsprechung - ein Problem der metropolitanen Regierungsfuhrung. In diesem Beitrag wird die These aufgestellt, dass es zum Verstandnis der entstehenden Losungen fur diese Probleme der Regierungsfuhrung wichtig ist, die Lokalregierungen sowohl in den Kontext des Staates als Ganzes als auch in den Kontext des Staates als differenzierter Territorialform zu stellen. Dies fuhrt zu einem Ansatz, bei dem die Massstabspolitik betont wird. Die Argumente werden anhand der Erfahrungen mit einem konkreten metropolitanen Gebiet der USA verdeutlicht. Regierungsfuhrung Metropolitane Gebiete Fragmentierung der Rechtsprechung Massstabspolitik Cox K. R. El problema de la gobernanza metropolitana y las politicas de escala, Regional Studies. En los Estados Unidos el problema de la gobernanza urbana es en parte - y debido a una caracteristica fragmentacion jurisdiccional - un problema de la gobernanza metropolitana. Es este articulo sugerimos que para poder entender las soluciones emergentes de estos problemas de gobierno es importante situar los gobiernos locales en el contexto del estado en su conjunto y en el contexto del estado como una forma territorial diferenciada. Esto nos lleva a un enfoque en el que se destacan las politicas de escala. Los argumentos quedan ilustrados a traves de la experiencia de una zona metropolitana norteamericana en concreto. Gobernanza Areas metropolitanas Fragmentacion jurisdiccional Politicas de escala

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  • Kevin R. Cox, 2010. "The Problem of Metropolitan Governance and the Politics of Scale," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(2), pages 215-227.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:44:y:2010:i:2:p:215-227
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400903365128
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