Regional Politics

America in a Post-City Age
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-8039-5890-6
Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, Band 45, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 543 g

Reihe: Urban Affairs Annual Reviews

Bringing together the thoughts of outstanding contributors, Regional Politics presents a comparative study on the emerging regional nature of local and urban politics. Recent studies tend to focus on the politics and power of internal cities or on suburban areas that have gained incredible strength in the past decade. However, this important volume explores how politics work in the extended metropolis or "functional city"--which includes and surrounds the urban core and whose economy, society, and politics are integrally joined. Contributors center on detailed case studies of 10 cities with a look at the development of regional patterns, an analysis of the impact regionalism has on urban politics, and an outline for an overall approach. The comprehensive and state-of-the-art expertise presented in this volume makes Regional Politics ideal for planners, policymakers, academics, researchers, and students in the areas of urban politics, state and local government, and public policy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Savitch, H. V.

Vogel, Ronald K.

Savitch, H . V.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION
Regional Patterns in a Post City Era - H V Savitch and Ronald K Vogel
PART ONE: AVOIDANCE AND CONFLICT
New York - Bruce Berg and Paul Kantor
The Politics of Conflict and Avoidance
Los Angeles - Alan L Saltzstein
Politics without Governance
St Louis - Donald Phares and Claude Louishomme
A Politically Fragmented Area
PART TWO: MUTUAL ADJUSTMENT
Washington DC - Jeffrey Henig, David Brunori and Mark Ebert
Cautions and Constrained Cooperation
Louisville - H V Savitch and Ronald K Vogel
Compacts and Antagonistic Cooperation
Pittsburgh - Louise Jezierski
Partnerships in a Regional City
PART THREE: METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT
Miami - Genie Stowers
Experiences in Regional Government
Minneapolis-St Paul - John J Harrigan
Structuring Metropolitan Government
Jacksonville - Bert Swanson
Consolidation and Regional Governance
Portland - Arthur C Nelson
The Metropolitan Umbrella
PART FOUR: CONCLUSION
Perspectives for the Present and Lessons for the Future - H V Savitch and Ronald K Vogel