Urban America Reconsidered : Alternatives for Governance and Policy /

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The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina laid bare the tragedy of American cities. What the storm revealed about the social conditions in New Orleans shocked many Americans. Even more shocking is how widespread these conditions are throughout much of urban America. Plagued by ineffectual and inegalitarian...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Imbroscio, David L. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Liberalism, Beyond (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2011]
Colección:Cornell paperbacks
Temas:
Community development, Urban > United States.
Liberalism > United States.
Municipal government > United States.
Urban policy > United States.
Political Science & Political History.
U.S. History.
Urban Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Reconsidering Urban America
  • Part I. Reconsidering Urban Governance: The Critique of Regime Theory
  • 1. Reconceiving the State-Market Division
  • 2. Reengaging Economics
  • Part II. Reconsidering Urban Policy: The Critique of Liberal Expansionism
  • 3. Reassessing the Shaming of the Inside Game
  • 4. Rethinking the Dispersal Consensus
  • Part III. Alternatives
  • 5. The Local Public Balance Sheet
  • 6. A Triad for Community Economic Stability
  • Part IV. On Politics: The Desirable and the Feasible
  • 7. The Folly of Liberal Politics
  • 8. The Possibilities of an Alternative Politics
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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