The Urban Politics Reader

by John H. Mollenkopf and Elizabeth A. Strom

Book Overview

The Urban Politics Reader draws together classic and contemporary writings that best illuminate the basic questions of urban politics - how interests contend for power over the distribution of resources and why some win while others lose. Contributions from Martin Shefter, Clarence Stone, Rufus P. Browning and Saskia Sassen are included among the thirty-two generous selections.

The Reader juxtaposes the main theoretical approaches to urban...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041531996X
• ISBN13: 9780415319966
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 9.9"