John H Mollenkopf / Elizabeth A Strom (eds.)

The Urban Politics Reader

Herausgeber: Strom, Elizabeth; Mollenkopf, John H

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Reader provides an essential resource for students of urban politics by drawing together important but widely dispersed writings. It includes contributions from Robert K. Merton, Samuel P. Hays, Susan Fainstein and Saskia Sassen.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 262mm x 181mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 939g
• ISBN-13: 9780415319959
• ISBN-10: 0415319951
• Artikelnr.: 22478770

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Strom, John H. Mollenkopf

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1:The Social and Economic Context of Urban Politics A Top
10 List of Things to Know About American CitiesElvin K. Wyly, Norman J.
Glickman, and Michael L. Lahr. Poverty, Social Rights, and the Politics of
Place in the United States Margaret Weir. Overview and Economic
Restructuring as Class and Spatial Polarization Saskia Sassen. Social
Polarisation, Economic Restructuring and Welfare State Regimes Chris R.
Hamnett Part 2:The Roots of Urban Politics Tammany Hall and the Democracy
Richard Croker. The Ward Organizations Milton Rakove. Why Political
Machines have not Withered Away and Other Revisionist Thoughts Raymond E.
Wolfinger. Writing the Rules to Win the Game: The Middle-Class Regimes of
Municipal Reformers Amy Bridges and Richard Kronick. Resistance from
Outside: Machine Politics and the (Non) Incorporation of ImmigrantsMichael
Jones-Correa Part 3:Understanding Urban Power How to Study Urban Political
Power John H. Mollenkopf. Who Governs? Robert A. Dahl. The Interests of the
Limited CityPaul E. Peterson. Looking Back to Look Forward: Reflections on
Urban Regime Analysis Clarence Stone. In Search of the Growth Coalition:
American Urban Theories and the Redevelopment of Berlin Elizabeth Strom
Part 4:The Political Economy of Cities and Communities The Postwar Politics
of Urban Development John Mollenkopf. The Political Economy of Urban Fiscal
Crises Martin Shefter.The Political Economy of Urban Regimes H.V. Savitch,
Paul Kantor, and Selena Vicari.Congress Threatens to Leave D.C. Unless New
Capitol is Built 'The Onion' Community Empowerment Strategies: The Limits
and Potential of Organizing in Low Income Neighborhoods Peter Dreier.
Gender, Development and Urban Social Change: Women's Community Action in
Global Cities Amy Lind Part 5:The Politics of Race, Ethnicity and Gender
Has Political Incorporation Been Achieved?: Is it Enough? Rufus P.
Browning, Dale Rogers Marshall, and David H. Tabb. Demobilization in the
New Black Political Regime: Ideological Capitulation and Radical Failure in
the Post-Segregation Era Adolph Reed. Black, White and Blurred Rob Gurwit.
Wanting In: Latin American Immigrant Women and the Turn to Electoral
Politics Michael Jones-Correa. Ethnic Stability and Urban Reconstruction:
Policy Dilemmas in Polarized Cities Scott Bollens Part 6: Cities, Regions
and Nations Swimming against the Tide: A Brief History of Federal Policy in
Poor Communities Alice O'Connor. The Urban Electorate in Presidential
Elections Richard Sauerkopf and Todd Swanstrom. Urban Sacrifice Buzz
Bissinger. Regionalisms Old and New Peter Dreier, John Mollenkopf and Todd
Swanstrom.Are Europe's Cities Better? Pietro Nivola.The American City in
the Age of Terror Peter Eisinger. A Progressive Agenda for Metropolitan
America Bruce Katz

---

Introduction Part 1: The Social and Economic Context of Urban Politics A Top 10 List of Things to Know About American Cities Elvin K. Wyly, Norman J. Glickman, and Michael L. Lahr. Poverty, Social Rights, and the Politics of Place in the United States Margaret Weir. Overview and Economic Restructuring as Class and Spatial Polarization Saskia Sassen. Social Polarisation, Economic Restructuring and Welfare State Regimes Chris R. Hamnett Part 2: The Roots of Urban Politics Tammany Hall and the Democracy Richard Croker. The Ward Organizations Milton Rakove. Why Political Machines have not Withered Away and Other Revisionist Thoughts Raymond E. Wolfinger. Writing the Rules to Win the Game: The Middle-Class Regimes of Municipal Reformers Amy Bridges and Richard Kronick. Resistance from Outside: Machine Politics and the (Non) Incorporation of Immigrants Michael Jones-Correa Part 3: Understanding Urban Power How to Study Urban Political Power John H. Mollenkopf. Who Governs? Robert A. Dahl. The Interests of the Limited City Paul E. Peterson. Looking Back to Look Forward: Reflections on Urban Regime Analysis Clarence Stone. In Search of the Growth Coalition: American Urban Theories and the Redevelopment of Berlin Elizabeth Strom Part 4: The Political Economy of Cities and Communities The Postwar Politics of Urban Development John Mollenkopf. The Political Economy of Urban Fiscal Crises Martin Shefter. The Political Economy of Urban Regimes H.V. Savitch, Paul Kantor, and Selena Vicari. Congress Threatens to Leave D.C. Unless New Capitol is Built 'The Onion' Community Empowerment Strategies: The Limits and Potential of Organizing in Low Income Neighborhoods Peter Dreier. Gender, Development and Urban Social Change: Women's Community Action in Global Cities Amy Lind Part 5: The Politics of Race, Ethnicity and Gender Has Political Incorporation Been Achieved?: Is it Enough? Rufus P. Browning, Dale Rogers Marshall, and David H. Tabb. Demobilization in the New Black Political Regime: Ideological Capitulation and Radical Failure in the Post-Segregation Era Adolph Reed. Black, White and Blurred Rob Gurwit. Wanting In: Latin American Immigrant Women and the Turn to Electoral Politics Michael Jones-Correa. Ethnic Stability and Urban Reconstruction: Policy Dilemmas in Polarized Cities Scott Bollens Part 6: Cities, Regions and Nations Swimming against the Tide: A Brief History of Federal Policy in Poor Communities Alice O'Connor. The Urban Electorate in Presidential Elections Richard Sauerkopf and Todd Swanstrom. Urban Sacrifice Buzz Bissinger. Regionalisms Old and New Peter Dreier, John Mollenkopf and Todd Swanstrom. Are Europe's Cities Better? Pietro Nivola. The American City in the Age of Terror Peter Eisinger. A Progressive Agenda for Metropolitan America Bruce Katz