Local Leadership in a Global Era: Policy and Behaviour Change in Cities
Dedication -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Localisation in a Global Economy -- Policy Structure: Transnational Neopluralism, Global Cities and Transmigration -- Behaviour: Transformational Local Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship -- London Local Borough Case Studies -- Structure of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Local Officials Go Global -- Diplomacy and Paradiplomacy -- Transactional Versus Transformational Political Leadership -- Government and Governance -- Structural Policy and New Activities -- Behaviour and Motivation -- Behaviour and Representation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Local Entrepreneurs Go Global -- Globalisation and Entrepreneurship -- Existing Literature -- Postnational Migrant Participation -- Transnationalism Theory and the Framework for Transmigrants -- New Research -- Postnationalism and Behaviour -- The Disposition to Create -- Ethnic Global Entrepreneurs and Identity -- Civic Participation -- Transmigration and Operational Structure -- Born Global: Partnerships and Access -- City Hubs for Global Businesses -- Have We Met? Local Elected Officials and Global Entrepreneurs -- Comparing Structures and Behaviours in Global Entrepreneurs and Transformational Local Elected Officials -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Beyond Policy and Behaviour: A Local Government Model for Global Participation -- Approach -- A New Model for Globalised Policy and Behaviour in Local Government -- Interviews -- Implications for State Sovereignty -- Increased Permeability of the Nation-State Barrier -- Abdication of a Portion of the State Role on Certain Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Case Studies: Barking & Dagenham, Hackney and Tower Hamlets -- Approach