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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961825303321

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

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Selected Contents: 1. Introduction2. Theories of Institutional Dynamics3. Political and Administrative Cities4. The Evolution of Political Cities5. The Evolution of Administrative Cities6. The Evolution of the Model City Charter7. The Discovery of Adapted Cities8. Probing the Complexities of Adapted Cities9. The Conciliated City10. Conclusions