Urban policy in the time of Obama / James DeFilippis, editor ; afterword by Cedric Johnson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DeFilippis, James, editor.

Series:

Globalization and community ; v. 26.

Globalization and community ; volume 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban policy--United States.

Urban policy.

United States.

City planning--United States.

City planning.

Community development, Urban--United States.

Community development, Urban.

Sociology, Urban--United States.

Sociology, Urban.

United States--Social policy--1993-.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

xi, 346 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2016]

Summary:

With his background as a community organizer and as a state legislator representing Chicago?s South Side, Barack Obama became America?s most ?urban? president since Teddy Roosevelt. But what has been his record in dealing with the issues most impacting our metropolitan areas today? Looking past the current administration, what are the future prospects of the nation?s cities, and how have they been shaped by our policies in this century? Seeking to answer these questions, the contributors to Urban Policy in the Time of Obama explore a broad range of policy arenas that shape, both directly and indirectly, metropolitan areas and urbanization processes. This volume reveals the Obama administration?s surprisingly limited impact on cities, through direct policy initiatives such as Strong Cities, Strong Communities, Promise Neighborhoods, and Choice Neighborhood Initiatives. There has been greater impact with broader policies that shape urban life and governance, including immigration reform, education, and health care.

Contents:

1 National Urban Policy in the Age of Obama / Hilary Silver Silver, Hilary 11

2 The Subordination of Urban Policy in the Time of Financialization / Robert W. Lake Lake, Robert W. 45

3 Obama, Race, and Urban Policy / Preston H. Smith II Smith, Preston H. II 65

4 Housing Policy and the Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis during the Obama Administration / Rachel G. Bratt Bratt, Rachel G., Dan Immergluck Immergluck, Dan 79

5 Public Housing Policy under Obama (See the Clinton Administration) / Janet Smith Smith, Janet 99

6 Immigrants and the Obama Urban Policies: Tarnishing the Golden Door / Christine Thurlow Brenner Brenner, Christine Thurlow 112

7 Obama's Education Policy: More Markets, More Inequality, New Urban Contestations / Pauline Lipman Lipman, Pauline 132

8 Unions in the Obama Era: Laboring under False Pretenses? / Nik Theodore Theodore, Nik 149

9 A Work Still in Progress: The Achievements and Shortcomings of the Affordable Care Act / J. Phillip Thompson Thompson, J. Phillip 164

10 Still Swimming, Tides Rising: Community Change, Spatial Interventions, and the Challenge of Federal Place-based Antipoverty Public Policies / Amy T. Khare Khare, Amy T. 181

11 Community Development in the Age of Obama / Kathe Newman Newman, Kathe 199

12 The Incompleteness of Comprehensive Community Revitalization / Todd Swanstrom Swanstrom, Todd 211

13 The Obama Administration's Neighborhood Stabilization Program: From Foreclosure Crisis to What in Nashville's Chestnut Hill? / Deirdre Oakley Oakley, Deirdre, James Fraser Fraser, James 231

14 Sustainable Fair Housing? Reconciling the Spatial Goals of Fair Housing and Sustainable Development in the Obama Administration / Edward G. Goetz Goetz, Edward G. 246

15 Regional Policy in the Age of Obama / Karen Chapple Chapple, Karen 259

16 Making Policy in the Streets / Lorraine C. Minnite Minnite, Lorraine C., Frances Fox Piven Piven, Frances Fox 272.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816696567

081669656X

9780816696598

0816696594

OCLC:

950083784