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Reconstructing city politics : alternative economic development and urban regimes / David L. Imbroscio.
LIBRA HT123 .I43 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Imbroscio, David L.
- Series:
- Cities & planning series ; v. 1.
- Cities & planning series ; v. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban policy--United States.
- Urban policy.
- United States.
- United States--Economic policy.
- Economic policy.
- City planning--United States.
- City planning.
- Municipal government--United States.
- Municipal government.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1997]
- Summary:
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-198) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0761906126
- 0761906134
- OCLC:
- 35331236
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