City politics : the political economy of urban America
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City politics : the political economy of urban America
Pearson Longman, c2008
6th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Praised for the clarity of its writing, careful research, and distinctive theme - that urban politics in the United States has evolved as a dynamic interaction among governmental power, private actors, and a politics of identity - the Sixth Edition of this text brings city politics of the global era into sharp focus by tracing the continuous development of urban America from the nation's founding to the present.
Table of Contents
1. The Evolution of City Politics of America: An Introduction.
I. THE STRUGGLE FOR PRIMACY AND POWER.
2. Growth and Governance: The Political Legacy of America's Urban Past.
3. Party Machines and the Immigrants.
4. The Reform Crusades.
II. THE URBAN CRISIS OF THE 20TH CENTURY
5. A New Era Opens: Race, Ethnicity, and National Politics
6. National Policy and the City/Suburban Divide
7. Urban Policy and the Politics of Race
8. The Rise of the Sunbelt.
III. THE FRACTURED METROPOLIS.
9. The Politics of Race and Ethnicity: The Cities
10. Enclave Politics: The Suburbs.
11. Governing the Sprawled Metropolis.
12. City Finances and the Dynamics of Growth.
13. The Fall and Rise of the Inner Cities
14. Governing in the Global Era
15. The Political Fault Lines of the Global Era.
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