Nation's metropolis : the economy, politics, and development of the Washington region /

"Nation's Metropolis describes how the national capital region functions as a metropolitan political economy. Its authors distinguish aspects of the Washington region that reflect its characteristics as a national capital from those common to most other metropolitan regions and to other ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Hanson, Royce (Autor), Wolman, Harold (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2023]
Colección:City in the twenty-first century book series.
Temas:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development.
Economic history
Politics and government
Washington Metropolitan Area > History.
Washington Metropolitan Area > Economic conditions.
Washington Metropolitan Area > Politics and government.
Washington, Agglomération de > Histoire.
Washington, Agglomération de > Conditions économiques.
Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • CHAPTER 1 All Capitals Are Peculiar: Washington Is More Peculiar Than Most
  • CHAPTER 2 The National Capital Region's Basic Industry
  • CHAPTER 3 The Federal Government and the Region's Development
  • CHAPTER 4 The Geography of Race and Ethnicity in the National Capital Region
  • CHAPTER 5 Race, Ethnicity, and the Region's Workforce
  • CHAPTER 6 Governing the District of Columbia
  • CHAPTER 7 Governing Suburbia
  • CHAPTER 8 Regional Institutions
  • CHAPTER 9 The Capital's Dilemma: Economic, Racial, and Ethnic Inequality
  • CHAPTER 10 Managing the Region's Vital Infrastructure: Transportation and Water Supply
  • CHAPTER 11 The Federal Interest in the National Capital Region
  • CHAPTER 12 Rethinking Governance of the Nation's Metropolis
  • CHAPTER 13 A Model for the Nation?
  • NOTES
  • INDEX
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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