American Urban Politics: The Reader

by Dennis R. Judd, Paul Kantor

In this reader, two leading scholars have brought together a collection that represents some of the most important trends in urban scholarship today. American Urban Politics features cutting edge scholarship, a clear thematic structure, and engaging essays by the editors that introduce each reading. Informed by the impact of globalization on urban politics, the readings in this text features a political economy perspective that views urban politics and policy through the interaction of the imperative of growth and the imperative of governance.

384 pages, Paperback

First published October 14, 1997