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Understanding urban politics : Institutions, representation, and policies / Timothy B. Krebs, University of New Mexico, Arnold Fleischmann, Eastern Michigan University.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: xvii, I-8, G7, N37, 292 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538105221 (paperback)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Understanding Urban PoliticsDDC classification:
  • 320.850973 KRE 23 016088
Partial contents:
Part 1: Laying the Groundwork -- Studying Urban Politics -- The Development of Urban America through World War II -- Urban Development after World War II -- Part 2: Local Institutions -- Dealing with Other Governments at the National, State, and Local Levels -- Local Legislatures -- Mayors and Executives -- Part 3: Participation and Representation in Local Politics -- Elections and Voting -- Candidates and Campaigns -- Non-Voting Forms of Participation -- Part 4: Local Government Policies -- Local Government Policy Making and Services -- Local Government Finances -- Building the City: Economic Development, Land Use, & Housing Policies -- Policies to Promote Quality of Life.
Summary: "In Understanding Urban Politics: Institutions, Representation, and Policies, Timothy B. Krebs and Arnold Fleischmann introduce a framework that focuses on the role of institutions in establishing the political "rules of the game," the representativeness of city government, the influence of participation in local democracy, and how each of these features influences the adoption and implementation of public policies"--
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 320.850973 KRE 016088 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 016088

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Laying the Groundwork -- Studying Urban Politics -- The Development of Urban America through World War II -- Urban Development after World War II -- Part 2: Local Institutions -- Dealing with Other Governments at the National, State, and Local Levels -- Local Legislatures -- Mayors and Executives -- Part 3: Participation and Representation in Local Politics -- Elections and Voting -- Candidates and Campaigns -- Non-Voting Forms of Participation -- Part 4: Local Government Policies -- Local Government Policy Making and Services -- Local Government Finances -- Building the City: Economic Development, Land Use, & Housing Policies -- Policies to Promote Quality of Life.

"In Understanding Urban Politics: Institutions, Representation, and Policies, Timothy B. Krebs and Arnold Fleischmann introduce a framework that focuses on the role of institutions in establishing the political "rules of the game," the representativeness of city government, the influence of participation in local democracy, and how each of these features influences the adoption and implementation of public policies"--

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