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1 online resource (489 pages) |
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Urban politics and policy in the united states-front cover; urban politics and policy in the united states; copyright; summary contents; contents; list of illustrations; about the editors; contributors; introduction; part i- the origins of urban politics and policy; chapter 1- cities and urbanization in the united states: a statistical overview; chapter 2- cities in the early republic; chapter 3- industrial cities; chapter 4- neoliberal cities; part ii- the urban political landscape; chapter 5- political parties and elections; chapter 6- political elites |
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Chapter 7- the media and city politicschapter 8- community organizations; chapter 9- racial and ethnic politics; chapter 10- immigration politics and policy; part iii- city governing institutions; chapter 11- an overview of local institutions; chapter 12- mayors and mayoral leadership; chapter 13- mayoral transitions; chapter 14- managers: from politics to professional management in the executive branch; chapter 15- councils: legislation and representation in city government; chapter 16- boards and commissions: hybrid city governance structures; chapter 17- policing and police departments |
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Chapter 18- urban schools and school district governancechapter 19- american urban governing institutions in comparative perspective; chapter 20- the politics of place and space; part iv- the changing shape and place of urban governance; chapter 21- debating metropolitan america; chapter 22- planning, zoning, and land use; chapter 23- annexation and consolidation; chapter 24- local governments and the law; chapter 25- cities and the states; chapter 26- cities and the federal government; chapter 27- mass transit and urban change; chapter 28- ports: the local interface to the global economy |
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Part v- the dynamics of service deliverychapter 29- local government bureaucracy: changing forms and function; chapter 30- budgeting and financing for city services; chapter 31- emergency management and local services during disasters; chapter 32- decentralizing city services through urban informatics; chapter 33- benchmarking the performance of city governments; part vi- balancing economic development and social justice; chapter 34- coping with urban inequality; chapter 35- urban economic development policy; chapter 36- economic development, federal policy, and community organizations |
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Chapter 37- public housingchapter 38- urban cultural policy and the creative economy; part vii- the interface between cities and natural systems; chapter 39- green cities and sustainability; chapter 40- urban agriculture; chapter 41- urban forestry and city parks; chapter 42- water and wastewater; chapter 43- garbage and the sanitary city; chapter 44- health and environment in urban policy; selected bibliography; index |
| Summary |
The CQ Press Guide to Urban Politics and Policy in the United States will bring the CQ Press reference guide approach to topics in urban politics and policy in the United States. If the old adage that "all politics is local" is even partially true, then cities are important centers for political activity and for the delivery of public goods and services. U.S. cities are diverse in terms of their political and economic development, demographic makeup, governance structures, and public policies. Yet there are some durable patterns across American cities, too. Despite differences in governanc |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Municipal government -- United States
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Metropolitan government -- United States
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Urban policy -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Metropolitan government
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Municipal government
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Urban policy
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Dilworth, Richardson
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| ISBN |
9781483350028 |
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1483350029 |
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9781483350035 |
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1483350037 |
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9781483350011 |
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1483350010 |
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