Robert W. Kweit, Mary G. Kweit

People and Politics in Urban America, Second Edition (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 1998. Approximately 75 percent of Americans live in cities and surrounding suburbs, and the characteristics of those cities inescapably affect the quality of their lives. This book examines the extent to which these Americans use the political process to control the characteristics of life in their metropolises. In addition, this second edition revision places great emphasis on the role of political leaders, while recognising the interdependence between those leaders and various interests in the city.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135640507
• Artikelnr.: 40100926

Autorenporträt

Kweit, Robert W.; Kweit, Mary G.

Inhaltsangabe

Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1. Introduction
PART I. The Urban Environmental Context
CHAPTER 2. From Small Town to City
CHAPTER 3. The Development of Cities
CHAPTER 4. The New Immigration
PART II. Agenda Setting and Policy Formulation of Urban Issues
CHAPTER 5. Urban Actors
CHAPTER 6. Mechanisms of Citizen Control
PART III. Adoption
Implementation
and Evaluation of Urban Policy
CHAPTER 7. Structures of Government
CHAPTER 8. Urban Officials
CHAPTER 9. Metropolitanism
CHAPTER 10. Financing the City: Federal
State
and Local Roles
CHAPTER 11. Implementation
Evaluation
and Reform
PART IV: Policy Arenas
CHAPTER 12. Developmental Policy: Land-use Regulation
Economic and Community Development
and Transportation
CHAPTER 13. Quality-of-Life Issues: Education and Crime Control
CHAPTER 14. Redistributive Policy: Welfare and Housing
CHAPTER 15. Epilogue
Glossary
Index