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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0205251757
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0205251759
• Author: Paul Kantor, Dennis R. Judd

This seventh edition examines the ability of highly autonomous local governments to grapple with the serious challenges of recent years, challenges such as the stresses of the lingering economic crisis, and a series of recent natural disasters.

Table contents:

CHAPTER 1 Studying Urban Governance in a Global Age

CHAPTER 2 The New Urban Economy and Local Politics

CHAPTER 3 The Politics of Urban Development

CHAPTER 4 The Cities: Governing Factional Polities

CHAPTER 5 The Suburbs: Politics in a Changing Political Landscape

CHAPTER 6  Fiscal Strain and Reform in a Federal System

CHAPTER 7  Sprawl and Regional Solutions

CHAPTER 8 The Politics of Urban Resilience