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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823786803321

Autore

Hanson Royce

Titolo

Civic culture and urban change : governing Dallas / / Royce Hanson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit, : Wayne State University Press, c2003

ISBN

0-8143-3747-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (479 p.)

Disciplina

320.9764/2812

Soggetti

Political culture - Texas - Dallas - History - 20th century

City planning - Texas - Dallas - History - 20th century

Urban policy - Texas - Dallas - History - 20th century

Dallas (Tex.) Politics and government 20th century

Dallas (Tex.) Economic conditions 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Civic Culture, Institutions, and the Dallas Political Economy -- 1 Urban Regimes and Change -- 2 The City That Invented Itself -- 3 The Transformation of the Dallas Economy -- 4 Economic Structure, Demography, and Political Power -- Part II: The Limits of the Public City: Vital Services -- 5 Power Failure: Public Education in Dallas -- 6 The Regency at Work: Redesigning Policing -- Part III: Growing Dallas: Civic Culture and Development -- 7 Growth as a Public Good: The Dallas Growth Machine -- 8 Making Development Policy the Dallas Way -- 9 The Private Uses of Public Powers -- Part IV: Civic Capital: The Political Life of Dallas -- 10 The Phantom Publics of Dallas -- 11 Race, Representation, and Legitimacy -- Part V: Conclusions and Reflections -- 12 How Dallas "Solves" Problems -- 13 Reflections -- Notes -- Bibiliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.