Big city politics in transition. ([1991])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by H.V. Savitch, John Clayton Thomas.
• Other Names: Savitch, H. V; Thomas, John Clayton
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 -- Introduction: Big City Politics, Then and Now; Chapter 2 -- Boston: The Incomplete Transformation; Chapter 3 -- Philadelphia: The Slide toward Municipal Bankruptcy; Chapter 4 -- Chicago: Power, Race, and Reform; Chapter 5 -- Detroit: From Motor City to Service Hub; Chapter 6 -- St. Louis: Racial Transition and Economic Development; Chapter 7 -- Atlanta: Urban Coalitions in a Suburban Sea; Chapter 8 -- Miami: Minority Empowerment and Regime Change; Chapter 9 -- New Orleans: The Ambivalent City; Chapter 10 -- Denver: Boosterism Versus Growth. Chapter 11 -- Houston: Administration by Economic ElitesChapter 12 -- Los Angeles: Transformation of a Governing Coalition; Chapter 13 -- San Francisco: Postmaterialist Populism in a Global City; Chapter 14 -- Seattle: Grassroots Politics Shaping the Environment; Chapter 15 -- Conclusion: End of the Millennium Big City Politics; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Contributors.
• Publisher Details: Newbury Park, California : Sage Publications
• Publication Date: 1991
• Copyright Date: 1991
• Extent: 1 online resource (273 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 307.76 s 320.8/5/0973; Municipal government -- United States -- Case studies; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Municipal government; United States; Electronic books; Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452253114; 1452253110; 9780803940307; 0803940300
• Related ISBNs: 0803940300; 0803940319; 9780803940314
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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