Hans-Jürgen Ewers & John B. Goddard 
The Future of the Metropolis [PDF ebook] 
Berlin London Paris New York. Economic Aspects

Frontmatter — Preface — Contents — Introduction — Part I. The Historical Perspective — 1. Historical Dimensions of the Modern Metropolitan Problem — 2. The New York Metropolis in Transformation: History and Prospect. A Study in Historical Particularity — 3. Long-Term Trends and Problems of Metropolitan Paris — 4. Railroads, Manufacturing and Services as Decisive Factors in Shaping the Metropolis, Berlin 1850-1920 — 5. National Capitals, World Cities and the New Division of Labour — Part II. Changes in the Spatial Structure of Economic Activity During the Last Decades and the Metropolis: Facts and Explanatory Theories — Chapter 1: General Trends — 6. The Development of the European Urban System, 1971-1981 — 7. The Changing Spatial Structure of Economic Activity and Metropolitan Decline in the United Kingdom — 8. Berlin and the Spatial Division of Labour within the FRG — 9. Economic Transformation, Minorities, and Urban Demographic-Employment Mismatch in the U.S. and West Germany — Chapter 2: Economic Development in Selected Metropolitan Areas — 10. Restructuring and Locational Change in London’s Electronics Industries — 11. Does Paris Subsidize the Rest of France? — 12. Decline of Industrial Employment in Berlin — Causes and Consequences — Part III. Economic Policy and the Metropolis — Chapter 1: Policies for Urban Economic Development in Advanced Industrial Countries — 13. Overview: National Government Responses to Structural Changes in Urban Economies — 14. Policies to Stimulate Urban Economic Activity in the United States — The Case of Detroit — 15. The Growth of the Paris Region, Town Planning and the National Policy of Locational Control (1920-1984) — 16. Economic Development Policy in London — 17. Policies for Urban Economic Development in the Federal Republic of Germany — 18. Evaluation of Recent Policy Innovations in Berlin (West) — Chapter 2: Economic Transformation and Political Change in Metropolitan Areas — 19. The Advanced Industrial Metropolis: A New Type of World City — 20. Big City Politics — New Patterns and Orientations at the Local Level of the Welfare State — Chapter 3: Development Options and Constraints for the Economic Future of Berlin (West) — 21. Metropolitan Development to and Beyond 2000 — Some Hypotheses applied to the City of Berlin — 22. Alternative Development Paths for the Economy of Berlin (West) — Reflections on Different Scenarios — About the Contributors