Reconstructing City Politics: Alternative Economic Development and Urban Regimes

Reconstructing City Politics: Alternative Economic Development and Urban Regimes
ISBN-10
1452249083
ISBN-13
9781452249087
Category
Science
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
1997-02-03
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Author
David L. Imbroscio

Description

In this book, David L Imbroscio urges that urban political economy must move forward beyond the question of `what is?' to a consideration of `what might be'. He systematically poses the possibilities for reconstructing the nature of contemporary city politics, while integrating a wealth of innovative urban analysis. The author explores three alternative urban economic development strategies: entrepreneurial mercantilism, community-based economic development and municipal enterprise. He considers whether these strategies are likely to be effective for bringing about urban economic vitality and whether it is feasible for cities to pursue these efforts in the current political economic context. By addressing these questions, Imbroscio reaches

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