Euchner / McGovern Urban Policy Reconsidered

Dialogues on the Problems and Prospects of American Cities
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-136-74453-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten

In the past decade, America has experienced an urban renaissance. Cities as varied as New York, Chicago and Boston are no longer seen as ungovernable and doomed to crime and blight. However, they still face formidable problems. Urban Policy Reconsidered is a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems facing our cities today and cover every important issue in urban affairs. What is poverty? What is economic development? What is education? What is crime? As well as covering all of these fundamental topics in-depth, the author propose a communitarian approach to addressing the many problems of our cities. This book will be the manual for anyone interested in understanding urban policy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Euchner, Charles

Euchner, Charles C.

McGovern, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Cities and the Life of the Nation
The Rise and Decline of Cities
The Communitarian Vision
Constraints on Urban Policy Making
Civic Culture and Urban Policy
2: Poverty and the Divided Metropolis
Measuring Poverty
Dimensions of Poverty in the U.S.
Causes of Poverty
The Evolution of the Welfare State
The Legacy of the Great Society
Welfare: From Discontent to Reform
Welfare Reform
Evaluating Welfare Reform
The Future of Welfare Reform
3: Economic Development and the Construction of Opportunity
The Rise and Fall of the Urban Economy
Urban Renewal
Inducing Business Investment
Enticing Visitors to the City
Neighborhood Revitalization
Redirecting Economic Development Policy
4: Housing and the Structure of Place
Housing, Opportunity, and the City
The Character of American Housing Policy
Housing, the Economy, and the City
Housing Policy
Regulating the Housing Environment
The Demand Side: Improving People's Purchasing Power
The Supply Side: Creating More Units
The Future of Housing Policy
5: Education and the Ladder of Mobility
Public Education and the American Dream
The Origins and Development of Public Education
Promoting Equity: School Desegregation
Promoting Equity: Federal Compensatory Programs
Promoting Equity: School Finance Reform
The Conservative Critique of Liberal Reforms
The Excellence Movement
The Critique of Government Control over Schooling
School Choice: Vouchers
School Choice: Charter Schools
The Future of Urban Education Policy
Public Education and Democracy
6: Crime and the Levels of Order
The Levels of Crime
The Causes of Crime
Policy Responses to Crime
Reconstituting the Social Order
7: Re-Placing the City
Constraints on Urban Revitalization
The Public Realm
Political Change
Responsibility and Commitment

Über Autor(innen)

Charles C. Euchner is executive director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Stephen J. McGovern is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Haverford College.