Majoritarian Cities : Policy Making and Inequality in Urban Politics /

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"Neil Kraus evaluates both the influence of public opinion on local policy-making and the extent to which public policy addresses economic and social inequalities. Drawing on several years of fieldwork and multiple sources of data, including surveys and polls; initiatives, referenda, and electi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kraus, Neil, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Urban policy.
Public opinion.
Municipal services > Public opinion.
Metropolitan government > Public opinion.
Metropolitan government.
Local government > Public opinion.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Local.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Local.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Policy.
Politique urbaine > États-Unis.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
Services municipaux > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Administration locale > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Metropolitan government > Minnesota > Minneapolis > Case studies.
Metropolitan government > Indiana > Gary > Case studies.
Urban policy > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
Metropolitan government > United States.
Municipal services > United States > Public opinion.
Metropolitan government > United States > Public opinion.
Local government > United States > Public opinion.
United States.
Minnesota > Minneapolis.
Indiana > Gary.
Case studies.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Neil Kraus evaluates both the influence of public opinion on local policy-making and the extent to which public policy addresses economic and social inequalities. Drawing on several years of fieldwork and multiple sources of data, including surveys and polls; initiatives, referenda, and election results; government documents; focus groups; interviews; and a wide assortment of secondary sources, Kraus presents case studies of two Midwestern cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Gary, Indiana. Specifically, he focuses on several major policy decisions in recent decades concerning education, law enforcement, and affordable housing in Minneapolis; and education and riverboat casino development in Gary. Kraus finds that, on these issues, local officials frequently take action that reflects public opinion, yet the resulting policies often fail to meet the needs of the disadvantaged or ameliorate the effects of concentrated poverty. In light of citizens' current attitudes, he concludes that if patterns of inequality are to be more effectively addressed, scholars and policymakers must transform the debate about the causes and effects of inequality in urban and metropolitan settings"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (296 pages).
ISBN:9780472029549

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