Items related to If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising...
Title: If Mayors Ruled the World <>Binding: Hardcover <>Author: Benjamin R Barber <>Publisher: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
'Political theorist Benjamin Barber's latest book is more than just theory. Networked governance by the world's cities is actually happening, and "If Mayors Ruled the World" is the book of the movement. Once again, Barber is ahead of the curve.' --Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper
'Mayors around the world tend to be pragmatists and problem-solvers, not partisans. They get things done, often after national governments fall short. Benjamin Barber provides a provocative look at how cities can and do lead from the front in addressing the most pressing issues of our time.' --Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City
About the Author:
'Mayors around the world tend to be pragmatists and problem-solvers, not partisans. They get things done, often after national governments fall short. Benjamin Barber provides a provocative look at how cities can and do lead from the front in addressing the most pressing issues of our time.' --Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City
Benjamin R. Barber is senior research scholar at the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, the Graduate Center, the City University of New York. He is also president and founder of the Interdependence Movement and the author of seventeen books, including Jihad vs. McWorld and Strong Democracy. He lives in New York City.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherYale University Press
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 030016467X
- ISBN 13 9780300164671
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
£ 12.41
Shipping:
£ 4.42
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities
Published by
Yale University Press
(2013)
ISBN 10: 030016467X
ISBN 13: 9780300164671
New
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First printing. Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.75", is bound in gray paper spine and boards, with stamped silver lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are new. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. xv/416 pages. "In the face of the most perilous challenges of our time climate change, terrorism, poverty, and trafficking of drugs, guns, and people the nations of the world seem paralyzed. The problems are too big, too interdependent, too divisive for the nation-state. Is the nation-state, once democracy's best hope, today democratically dysfunctional? Obsolete? The answer, says Benjamin Barber in this highly provocative and original book, is yes. Cities and the mayors who run them can do and are doing a better job. Barber cites the unique qualities cities worldwide share: pragmatism, civic trust, participation, indifference to borders and sovereignty, and a democratic penchant for networking, creativity, innovation, and cooperation. He demonstrates how city mayors, singly and jointly, are responding to transnational problems more effectively than nation-states mired in ideological infighting and sovereign rivalries. Featuring profiles of a dozen mayors around the world courageous, eccentric, or both at once "If Mayors Ruled the World" presents a compelling new vision of governance for the coming century. Barber makes a persuasive case that the city is democracy s best hope in a globalizing world, and great mayors are already proving that this is so.". Seller Inventory # ABE-1655566125559
Buy New
£ 12.41
Convert currency
Stock Image
If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities
Published by
Yale University Press
(2013)
ISBN 10: 030016467X
ISBN 13: 9780300164671
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # DADAX030016467X
Buy New
£ 19.34
Convert currency
Stock Image
If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities
Published by
Yale University Press
(2013)
ISBN 10: 030016467X
ISBN 13: 9780300164671
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_030016467X
Buy New
£ 17.75
Convert currency
Stock Image
If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities
Published by
Yale University Press
(2013)
ISBN 10: 030016467X
ISBN 13: 9780300164671
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard030016467X
Buy New
£ 22.43
Convert currency
Stock Image
If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities
Published by
Yale University Press
(2013)
ISBN 10: 030016467X
ISBN 13: 9780300164671
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think030016467X
Buy New
£ 22.15
Convert currency
Stock Image
If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities
Published by
Brand: Yale University Press
(2013)
ISBN 10: 030016467X
ISBN 13: 9780300164671
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover030016467X
Buy New
£ 24.94
Convert currency
Stock Image
If Mayors Ruled the World Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities
Published by
Yale Univ Pr
(2013)
ISBN 10: 030016467X
ISBN 13: 9780300164671
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 432 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 030016467X
Buy New
£ 29.49
Convert currency
Stock Image
If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities
Published by
Yale University Press
(2013)
ISBN 10: 030016467X
ISBN 13: 9780300164671
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon030016467X
Buy New
£ 44.86
Convert currency
Stock Image
If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities Barber, Benjamin R.
Published by
Yale University Press
(2013)
ISBN 10: 030016467X
ISBN 13: 9780300164671
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.65. Seller Inventory # Q-030016467X
Buy New
£ 48.72
Convert currency