Urban Politics and Policy: A Comparative Approach - Couverture souple

Goldsmith, Michael; Wolman, Harold

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1557862397 ISBN 13 : 9781557862396

Editeur : Blackwell Publishers, 1992

Synopsis

In this book two authors in the field of urban studies provide a basic text in urban politics and policy-making, adopting a comparative approach by using empirical material from Britain and the USA to highlight general similarities, contrasts and trends common to most western urbanized countries. It examines the role played by urban political systems in determining the welfare, in the broadest sense of urban residents and how urban well-being is affected by factors other than urban government, such as the private market system, national government and wider political attitudes. It examines the impact upon urban residents of the intergovernmental environment, the scope and function of urban government and the mutual interpretation of urban and national political systems.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this refreshing and much needed text, Michael Goldsmith and Harold Wolman present a new approach to the study of urban politics which will be welcomed by students and teachers alike.

Focusing on the effects of urban politics upon the well–being of urban residents, the authors examine the institutions, processes and policies which help to shape the lives of all city–dwellers. Drawing on cross–national data throughout, the differing cases of the United States and Britain are used to illuminate each other and to support a better understanding of the role of contemporary urban politics in the creation or destruction of urban well–being.

Beginning with an introduction to urban politics as a field of study, successive chapters then survey the theories developed to describe or justify different models of local government; the definition of urban well–being; the nature of urban societies; and the role of local governments within the national system of intergovernmental relations.

The scope and function of urban government activity is then set within the broad context of citizen demands and the role of individuals in local politics. Finally, the authors examine urban politics in action: in the policy process, in decision making, and in the outcomes of urban policies.

Revue de presse

"This is a fine, readable book for everyone interested in urban life, from undergraduates to professors in political science and sociology." Norman Fainstein, City University of New York

"A balanced and informative study of comparative urban policy that must find its way onto all the relevant reading lists." L. J. Sharpe, Nuffield College, Oxford

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1557862397
• ISBN 13: 9781557862396
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible