02838nam 2200673 a 450 991081005020332120240402040600.0978076190613107619061349781483327884148332788497814522490871452249083(CKB)2550000001194191(SSID)ssj0001113063(PQKBManifestationID)12528610(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001113063(PQKBWorkID)11168270(PQKB)10129399(MiAaPQ)EBC1598431(OCoLC)1007858782(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159516(EXLCZ)99255000000119419120130912h19971997 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierReconstructing city politics alternative economic development and urban regimes /David L. Imbroscio1st ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. :SAGE,1997.©19971 online resource (xxii, 210 pages) illustrationsCities and planning seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9781322423340 1322423342 9780761906124 0761906126 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.part I. Background -- part II. Analysis -- part III. Conclusions.In this book, David L Imbroscio urges that urban political economy must move forward beyond the question of `what is?′ to a consideration of `what might be′. He systematically poses the possibilities for reconstructing the nature of contemporary city politics, while integrating a wealth of innovative urban analysis. The author explores three alternative urban economic development strategies: entrepreneurial mercantilism, community-based economic development and municipal enterprise. He considers whether these strategies are likely to be effective for bringing about urban economic vitality and whether it is feasible for cities to pursue these efforts in the current political economic context. By addressing these questions, Imbroscio reaches.Cities & planning series ;1.Urban policyUnited StatesCity planningUnited StatesMunicipal governmentUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic policyUrban policyCity planningMunicipal government307.760973Imbroscio David L931846StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910810050203321Reconstructing city politics2648106UNINA