Urban politics : Cities and suburbs in a Golden Age / Myron A. Levine
Imprint
New York : Routledge, 2020
Edition
Tenth Edition
Descript
xviii, 514 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
CONTENT
The urban situation -- The evolution of cities and suburbs -- A suburban nation -- Recent trends: Gentrification and globalization -- Who has the power? Decision making and economic development in cities and suburbs -- Formal powers, the structure of local government, and leadership -- The rules of local politics and elections: The reform and post-reform city -- Citizen participation -- Improving urban services -- Regional cooperation and governance in a global age -- The intergovernmental city: National and state urban policy -- The future of urban America