Contrary to common beliefs, economic globalization does not imply the end of social urban policy. This book argues that urban society and policy-makers have sufficient degrees of freedom available to decide on the social and economic future of deprived neighborhoods. Experiences from several European cities shwo that neighborhood-based redevelopment strategies offer a more promising future to urban populations than the global-market led slow movement that paralyzes urban policy today.

• Introduction


• 1: Explaining the Tension: Global Competition, Social Exclusion, and Local Renaissance


• 2: Globalization, Cities, and the Social Question


• 3: A New Approach to Local Development Analysis


• 4: Integrated Area Development and Social Innovation


• 5: Experiences in Integrated Area Development


• 6: Global Governance and Social Change


• Appendix: Methodology for the Study of Local Development