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Cityscapes and Capital: The Politics of Urban Development

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"Michael Pagano and Ann Bowman have written an informative and provocative book that opens new terrain for students of urban politics and local economic development. Based on a comparative analysis of ten medium-sized U.S. cities and forty development projects, Cityscapes and Capital explores the role of image, vision, and leadership in mobilizing public capital to attract private capital to maintain or expand a city's niche within regional, national, and increasingly global urban hierarchies." -- Richard E. DeLeon, American Political Science Review

"Cityscapes and Capital is an outstanding piece of research. Its argument concerning local perceptions cannot be ignored by urban political theorists, and its analysis raises intriguing research questions and points to numerous policy implications." -- Robert A. Beauregard, Journal of the American Planning Association
Book Description

Arguing that "politics matter," Pagano and Bowman demonstrate the critical role played by political leaders in molding a city's future and in forging coalitions to ensure success.
Product Description
The authors draw on comparative data from 10 medium sized cities and examine 40 city-supported development projects to show how city investment in, and regulation of, development projects is the most effective way for political leaders to control and shape the future of their city. 19 illustrations.
About the Author

Michael A. Pagano is professor of political science at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Ann O'M. Bowman is professor in the Department of Government and International Studies at the University of South Carolina, Columbia.