City and regime in the American republic /

Stephen L. Elkin deftly combines the empirical and normative strands of political science to make a powerfully original statement about what cities are, can, and should be. Rejecting the idea that two goals of city politics--equality and efficiency--are opposed to one another, Elkin argues that a co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Elkin, Stephen L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1987.
Temas:
Municipal government > United States.
Administration municipale > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Municipal government
Stadtverwaltung
Lokale politiek.
Inspraak.
Belangengroepen.
Stadssociologie.
Burgerschap.
Stedelijke economie.
Landgebruik.
Administration communale > États-Unis.
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Stephen L. Elkin deftly combines the empirical and normative strands of political science to make a powerfully original statement about what cities are, can, and should be. Rejecting the idea that two goals of city politics--equality and efficiency--are opposed to one another, Elkin argues that a commercial republic could achieve both. He then takes the unusual step of addressing how the political institutions of the city can help to form the kind of citizenry such a republic needs.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 220 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-215) and index.
ISBN:9780226301631
022630163X

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