Reconstructing City Politics: Alternative Economic Development and Urban Regimes

by David L. Imbroscio

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761906134
• ISBN13: 9780761906131
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"