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

• Autore: Imbroscio David L
• 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
• ISBN: 0-7619-0613-4; 1-4833-2788-4; 1-4522-4908-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810050203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cities & planning series ; ; 1.