Urban politics power in metropolitan America

• Main Authors: Ross, Bernard H. 1934- (Author), Levine, Myron A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Belmont, CA Thomson Wadsworth 2006
• Edition: 7th ed
• Subjects: Metropolitan government > United States; Municipal government > United States
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• Physical Description: xviii, 574 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
• ISBN: 0534604870; 9780534604875

URBAN POLITICS: POWER IN METROPOLITAN AMERICA mixes the best classic theory and research on urban politics with the most recent developments in urban and metropolitan affairs. Six fundamental themes guide the book: the importance of private power and the rise of public-private partnerships; the continuing role of formal rules and structures of government; the importance of external affairs and intergovernmental relations in the modern city; commonalties and differences among Frostbelt and Sunbelt cities; the complexity of racial issues and the effect of the new immigration; and the importance of the gendered city.