City Politics: Private Power and Public Policy [Paperback]

Dennis R. Judd (Author), Todd Swanstrom (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 032101099X | ISBN-13: 978-0321010995 | Publication Date: December 1997 | Edition: 2 Sub

City Politics is a comprehensive text organized around the theme of political economy. Using a historical approach to reveal enduring patterns in urban politics, the text goes beyond an explanation of government structures and examines the complex interaction between public and private interests. Dennis R. Judd and Todd Swanstrom have completely updated and reorganized City Politics. The second edition continues to approach urban politics comparatively and includes a new chapter on urban governance that examines the prospects for urban liberalism, conservatism, and populism; new material on tourism as an economic development strategy; the politics of community development; and President Clinton's urban policy.

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“I think this is an outstanding book. It’s very well written and provides an in-depth understanding of urban politics.”

–Stefanie Chambers, Trinity College

“City Politics is a thorough, well-written, and very popular textbook for introductory urban politics courses. It describes very well the historical development of American cities, and how power relationships structured over 100 years ago continue to impact upon current political debates in those cities.”

–Joseph Goeke Frank, Washington University

City Politics: The Political Economy of Urban America
Sixth Edition

Dennis R. Judd
Todd Swanstrom

Through five editions, this text has been praised for the clarity of its writing, careful research, and distinctive theme–that urban politics in the United States has evolved as a dynamic interaction among governmental power, private actors, and a politics of identity. The Sixth Edition of this text brings city politics of the global era into sharp focus by tracing the continuous development of urban America from the nation’s founding to the present.

New coverage in the Sixth Edition includes:

• Systematic incorporation of data from the 2000 census and recent statistical reports.
• An updated analysis of downtown revival and neighborhood gentrification.
• An expanded discussion of the social and cultural dynamics associated with urban regeneration in the global era.
• A more in-depth look at the politics of race and ethnicity.
• Increased coverage of the economic and cultural impacts of urban tourism.
• A new analysis of federal-city relations that emphasizes unfunded mandates and the difficult relationships between the federal government and cities during times of crisis such as terrorist attacks, the challenges facing city governments, and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina.

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American Urban Politics in a Global Age: The Reader, Fifth Edition (0205553710)
Paul P. Kantor
Dennis R. Judd

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Product Details

• Paperback: 451 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley; 2 Sub edition (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 032101099X
• ISBN-13: 978-0321010995
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,066,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Policies and corruption in the city, May 28, 2000

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This review is from: City Politics: Private Power and Public Policy (Paperback)

This is a good read for anyone who is interrested in the development of the city and the politics within. It opens with the birth of the city and how advances in technology led to the outward expansion of the city. One of the most interresting features is how the book describes the growth of the politcal machine in Chicago. In a later chapter, the authors then compare the fiscal policies of Chicago and New York City and how machine politics may have been the key to Chicago's success. The book also goes into detail about "white flight": the moving of the middle/upper-class sectors away from the city to settle into different types of suburbs. These suburbs then become a self-sustaining entity capable of enacting their own governmental policies which include exclusionary tactics designed to weed out those of lower incomes, certain age brackets, or those of an "unacceptable" racial background. It then goes into detail about the Court's opinion on these exclusionary policies. If you're interrested in how cities and urban politics are created then this book is a great start.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, March 6, 2011

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