Handbook of Research on Urban Politics and Policy in the United States

AvRonald K. Vogel

Inbunden, Engelska, 1997

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A comprehensive reference work which provides a way to access research on urban politics and policy in the United States. Experts in the field guide readers through major controversies, while evaluating and assessing the subfields of urban politics and policy. Each chapter follows the same basic organization with topics such as methodological and theoretical issues, current states of the field, and directions for future research.For students, this work provides a starting place to guide them to the most important works in a particular subfield and a context to place their work in a larger body of knowledge. For scholars, it serves as a reference work for immediately familiarity with subfields of the discipline, including classic studies and major research questions. For urban policymakers or analysts, the handbook provides a wealth of information and allows quick identification of existing academic knowledge and research relevant to the problem at hand.

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Utgivningsdatum:1997-01-21
Mått:161 x 240 x 29 mm
Vikt:857 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:464
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313291661

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RONALD K. VOGEL is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville where he teaches courses in urban politics and policy. He is the author of Urban Political Economy: Broward County, Florida (1992) and coeditor of Regional Politics: American in a Post City Age (1996).

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Preface Theories, Methods, and Concepts Theoretical Models in Urban Politics by Peter Eisinger Research Methods in Urban Politics and Policy by Richard E. DeLeon Urbanization by J. John Palen Community by Larry Lyon and Jason Miller Power by Bert E. Swanson Race and Ethnicity by Dianne M. Pinderhughes Class and Inequality by Louise Jezierski Gender by Genie N.L. Stowers Governance and Politics Government by Ann Bowman Participation by Arnold Fleischmann Neighborhoods by John Clayton Thomas Central Cities and Suburbs by Douglas H. Adams and H.V. Savitch Metropolitan Government by Ronald K. Vogel Services by Ruth Hoogland DeHoog Administration and Management by David R. Morgan and David G. Carnevale Budgeting by Irene Rubin Development Urban Economy by Cynthia Negrey Planning and Development by Robyne S. Turner and Jerry Kolo Economic Development by David L. Imbroscio Problems and Policy Policy Process by Elaine B. Sharp Housing by R. Allen Hays Poverty and the Underclass by Scott Cummings and Margaret Killmer Education by Kenneth K. Wong Policing, Crime, and Crime Prevention by Susan Bennett Health by Ann Lenarson Greer Equal Opportunity by Lana Stein Transportation by Edward Weiner Environment by Dennis R. Judd National Urban Policy by Ronald K. Vogel Appendix: Data Sources and Secondary Information Found in Urban Document Centers and State and Local Archives by Bert E. Swanson and Gary Cornwell Name Index Subject Index