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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kraus, Neil, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Local government > United States > Public opinion.
Metropolitan government > United States > Public opinion.
Municipal services > United States > Public opinion.
Metropolitan government > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
Urban policy > United States.
Metropolitan government > Indiana > Gary > Case studies.
Metropolitan government > Minnesota > Minneapolis > Case studies.
Administration locale > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Services municipaux > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
Politique urbaine > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Local.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Local.
Local government > Public opinion
Metropolitan government
Metropolitan government > Public opinion
Municipal services > Public opinion
Public opinion
Urban policy
Indiana > Gary
Minnesota > Minneapolis
United States
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface and Acknowledgments; Chapter 1
  • Majoritarian Cities; Chapter 2
  • Patterns of Inequality, Public Attitudes, and the Cases; Chapter 3
  • When Political Support Is Not Enough to Reform Urban Schools; Chapter 4
  • Focusing Events and the Limits of Law Enforcement Reform; Chapter 5
  • "The Number One Issue"? The Struggle for Affordable Housing; Chapter 6
  • The Popularity of Gambling Meets the Need for Economic Development; Chapter 7
  • Democratic Control in an Impoverished, Segregated Urban School District.
  • Chapter 8
  • Politics, Policy, and Inequality in Urban and Metropolitan AmericaNotes; References; Index.

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