City Politics : The Political Economy of Urban America

by Judd, Dennis R.; Swanstrom, Todd R.

• ISBN13: 9780321328168
• ISBN10: 0321328167
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Praised for the clarity of its writing, careful research, and distinctive theme -& that urban politics in the United States& has evolved as a dynamic interaction among governmental power, private actors, and a politics of identity - the Sixth Edition of this text brings city politics of the global era into sharp focus by tracing the continuous development of urban America from the nation& rs" s founding to the present.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
The Evolution of City Politics in America: An Introduction	1	(8)
Cities in the Global Era	1	(2)
The Politics of Growth	3	(2)
The Politics of Governance	5	(1)
The Politics of Defended Space	6	(1)
Growth, Governance, and Defended Space	7	(2)
PART I The Struggle for Primacy and Power	9	(98)
Growth and Governance: The Political Legacy of America's Urban Past	11	(35)
National Development and the Cities	11	(1)
The Urbanization of America	12	(1)
Outtake: City-Building Has Always Required Public Investment	13	(4)
The Competition for Urban Growth	17	(4)
The Breakdown of Community: Industrialization	21	(3)
The Breakdown of Community: Transportation	24	(3)
The Breakdown of Community: Immigration	27	(5)
Municipal Services and the Urban Condition	32	(6)
The Limited Powers of Cities	38	(8)
Party Machines and the Immigrants	46	(26)
Machines and Machine-Style Politics	46	(1)
Outtake: Machines had Two Sides	47	(3)
The Origins of Machine Politics	50	(4)
Did Machines ``Get the Job Done''?	54	(3)
Were Machines Vehicles of Upward Mobility?	57	(2)
Did the Machines Help Immigrants Assimilate?	59	(2)
The Social Reform Alternative	61	(4)
Machine Politics in Today's Cities	65	(7)
The Reform Crusades	72	(35)
The Motive for Reform	72	(2)
Outtake: Municipal Reform Was Biased	74	(1)
The Reform Environment	75	(3)
The Campaigns Against Machine Rule	78	(8)
``Efficiency and Economy'' in Municipal Affairs	86	(5)
The Business Model	91	(2)
Commission and Manager Government	93	(4)
Did Reform Kill the Machines?	97	(1)
The Reform Legacy	98	(9)
PART II National Politics and the Cities	107	(126)
The New Deal Coalition and the Cities	109	(22)
The Changing Political Balance	109	(1)
Outtake: City Voters Became Important to the Democratic Party	110	(1)
The Political Isolation of the Cities	111	(2)
The New Urban Consciousness	113	(2)
The Urban Wing of the Democratic Party	115	(2)
The Depression and the Cities	117	(6)
Cities Gain a Voice	123	(4)
The New Deal Legacy	127	(4)
National Policy and the Divided Metropolis	131	(40)
National Policies and Urban Development	131	(1)
The Concern About Housing and Slums	132	(1)
Outtake: Urban Policies Reinforced Segregation	133	(4)
The Struggle over Public Housing	137	(3)
Urban Renewal and Its Problems	140	(3)
The Urban Renewal Steamroller	143	(3)
Public Housing: Urban Renewal's Stepchild	146	(3)
The Legacy of Inner-City Programs	149	(1)
National Policy and the Suburbs	150	(5)
The Weak Policies of the Post--Civil Rights Era	155	(2)
Suburbs, Highways, and the Automobile	157	(6)
The Damaging Effects of National Urban Policy	163	(8)
The Rise and Fall of National Urban Policy	171	(39)
The Politics of Urban Policy	171	(1)
The Democrats and the Cities	172	(1)
Outtake: Racial Divisions Eventually Doomed Urban Programs	173	(7)
The Great Society	178	(2)
The Republicans and the New Federalism	180	(7)
The Housing and Community Development Act	183	(4)
President Carter and the Democrats' Last Hurrah	187	(3)
Republicans and the End of Federal Assistance	190	(5)
Urban Enterprise Zones	194	(1)
Political Reality and Urban Policy	195	(5)
The Declining Political Influence of the Cities	200	(10)
The Rise of the Sunbelt	210	(23)
The Concept of the Sunbelt	210	(3)
Outtake: The Sunbelt's Conservative Bent May Come Under Challenge	213	(3)
The Rise of the Sunbelt	216	(3)
Why the Sunbelt Boomed	219	(5)
The New Politics of Sunbelt Cities	224	(4)
Regional Convergence and National Politics	228	(5)
PART III The Fractured Metropolis	233
Cities in Crisis	235	(28)
From Racial Divide to the Fractured Metropolis	235	(1)
Outtake: Only Some of the New Immigrants Are City Bound	236	(2)
Streams of Migration	238	(6)
The Racial Divide	244	(5)
The Multiethnic Metropolis	249	(6)
Urban Problems in the Global Era	255	(8)
Enclave Politics: The Suburbs	263	(39)
Carving Up the Metropolis	263	(1)
Outtake: Attempts to Force Integration Have Failed	264	(2)
The Four Suburban Movements	266	(10)
The Romantic Suburban Ideal: 1815--1918	266	(2)
The Automobile Suburbs: 1918--1945	268	(3)
The Bedroom Suburbs: 1946--1970s	271	(3)
Multiethnic Suburbs and the Rise of Residential Enclaves: 1970s--the Present	274	(2)
How Developers Shaped the Suburbs	276	(9)
Selling the American Dream	280	(2)
Enforcing Segregation	282	(3)
Walling Off the Suburbs: Incorporation and Zoning	285	(6)
The National Challenge to Exclusionary Zoning	291	(2)
The Persistence of Enclave Politics	293	(9)
Governing the Sprawled Metropolis	302	(28)
Urban Sprawl and Metropolitan Governance	302	(1)
Outtake: The Costs of Sprawl Are Hotly Debated	303	(2)
The Concerns About Sprawl	305	(4)
The New Regionalism	309	(5)
Smart Growth	314	(6)
The New Urbanism	320	(4)
An Unlikely Revolution	324	(6)
City Finances and the Dynamics of Growth	330	(32)
Why City Budgets Are Political	330	(1)
Cities in the Federal System	331	(1)
Outtake: Investors Have a Lot to Say About Urban Policy	332	(6)
Where the Money Comes From	338	(5)
Where the Money Goes	343	(6)
Cities for Sale: The Municipal Bond Market	349	(3)
The Powerful Fiscal Role of Special Authorities	352	(4)
Fiscal Fragmentation	356	(6)
Reviving the Cities	362	(30)
An Urban Renaissance	362	(1)
The Decline and Recovery of Downtown	363	(2)
Outtake: Baltimore's Revitalization Is Debated	365	(5)
Globalization and Urban Development	370	(2)
Tourism and Entertainment	372	(14)
Convention Centers	373	(3)
Sports Stadiums	376	(4)
Malls	380	(2)
Bubble Cities and Entertainment Complexes	382	(1)
Casino Gaming	383	(2)
Street Life and Urban Culture	385	(1)
The New Downtowns	386	(6)
The Challenge of Governance	392	(34)
A Delicate Balancing Act	392	(2)
The Rise of the Neighborhood Organizing Movement	394	(1)
Outtake: Have the Benefits of Minority Influence in Cities Been Enough?	395	(4)
The Incorporation of Blacks and Latinos into City Politics	399	(10)
The Rewards of Political Incorporation	403	(6)
Neighborhood Organizations and Political Incorporation	409	(7)
Community Development Corporations	413	(3)
The Conservative Reaction	416	(4)
A Convergence of Styles	420	(6)
The Urban Prospect in the Global Era	426
Contradictory Trends	426	(1)
Downtown Revival	427	(1)
Opening the Suburbs	428	(1)
The Secure City	429
Index	1