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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466178703321

Autore

Frederickson H. George

Titolo

The adapted city : institutional dynamics and structural change / / H. George Frederickson, Gary A. Johnson, and Curtis H. Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015, c2001

ISBN

1-315-29016-2

1-315-29017-0

1-315-29015-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Cities and Contemporary Society

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnsonGary A (Gary Alan)

WoodCurtis H

Disciplina

320.850973

Soggetti

Municipal government - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2004 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Theories of institutional dynamics -- 3. Political and administrative cities -- 4. The evolution of political cities -- 5. The evolution of administrative cities -- 6. Model city charters and institutional dynamics -- 7. Adapted cities -- 8. Probing the complexity of adapted cities -- 9. The conciliated city -- 10. Conclusion.