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Informationen zum Autor Kweit, Robert W.; Kweit, Mary G. Klappentext This ground-breaking basic textbook for courses on urban politics is now fully revised and updated. The Kweits challenge the notion that urban politics is dominated by political economy. Denying the view that political officials -- and by extension, ordinary citizens -- were powerless in the face of dominant economic interests, the authors examine how policy in cities changes as new groups of citizens became politically mobilized. Using empirical research, the Kweits show that despite the undeniable importance of economic issues, citizens do play a significant role in urban politics. Zusammenfassung This revised textbook for courses on urban politics challenges the notion that the field is dominated by political economy, showing that despite the undeniable importance of economic issues, citizens do play a significant part in urban politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
