Urban politics and policy : a comparative approach /
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| Author / Creator: | Wolman, Harold |
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| Imprint: | Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Mass., USA : Blackwell, c1992. |
| Description: | xi, 256 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1308667 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The study of urban politics
- 2. Political theory and urban politics
- 3. Urban well-being
- 4. The urban setting: Urban trends and urban well-being in Britain and the United States
- 5. Intergovernmental constraints on urban politics
- 6. Urban government and citizen welfare: The scope and function of urban government activity
- 7. Citizen preferences and urban politics: Linking citizen demands and public policy
- 8. Urban politics: The public policy process and decision making in urban government
- 9. Urban public policy: The outputs of urban governments and their impacts on citizen well-being
- 10. The politics of redistribution: The case of housing
- 11. The politics of growth: Local economic development policy
- 12. Conclusion: Local politics, local government and the future.