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City, Public Value, and Capitalism: New Urban Visions and Public Strategies discusses how cities that have developed through the successive stages of capitalism should transform themselves when adapting to the conditions of the contemporary global age. Since modern times, the capitalist economy has largely defined society, politics, and environment—this has caused the collapse of communities, the crisis of democracy, and serious environmental problems. Cities have a responsibility to overcome such problems and pave the way for a healthy global future. This book highlights various aspects of the urban initiatives and movements that are emerging in different parts of the world. It shows how they are rooted in new insights into “public value” that go beyond the one-dimensional view of economic affluence, and are instrumental to the restoration of humanity. How to develop a city that creates “public value” while utilizing new technologies is one of the biggest challenges faced by contemporary civilization, and this book sets the direction for future solutions to such a challenging endeavor.
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City, Public Value, and Capitalism: New Urban Visions and Public Strategies was published by Northwestern University Libraries on behalf of the Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs.
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978-1-954984-02-8
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© 2022 The Authors. The text of this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
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Additional Resources
Read the City, Public Value, and Capitalism Issue Brief, which provides a summary of key takeaways from the e-book, here.
Project Team
- Annelise Riles, Executive Director of the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Studies, Associate Provost for Global Affairs, Northwestern University
- Yasushi Kosugi, Professor and Director, Asia-Japan Research Institute, Ritsumeikan University
- Natsuko Kawamura, Assistant Administrative Manager, RARA (Ritsumeikan Advanced Research Academy) Office, Ritsumeikan University
- Chris Diaz, Digital Publishing Librarian, Northwestern University Libraries
- Samantha Nissen, Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives, Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Northwestern University
- Hiroko Strulovici, Executive Assistant, Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Northwestern University
- Harrington Weihl, Copyeditor, Northwestern University
- Marco Fleseri, Data Visualization Designer
- Okada Design, Cover Design