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Reconstructing city politics : alternative economic development and urban regimes / / David L. Imbroscio



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Autore: Imbroscio David L Visualizza persona
Titolo: Reconstructing city politics : alternative economic development and urban regimes / / David L. Imbroscio Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE, , 1997
©1997
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxii, 210 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina: 307.760973
Soggetto topico: Urban policy - United States
City planning - United States
Municipal government - United States
Soggetto geografico: United States Economic policy
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: part I. Background -- part II. Analysis -- part III. Conclusions.
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Reconstructing city politics  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9780761906131
0761906134
9781483327884
1483327884
9781452249087
1452249083
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910810050203321
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Serie: Cities & planning series ; ; 1.