ISBN10: 0226310914, ISBN13: 9780226310916, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover 0226310914
[DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 1987]

University of Chicago Press, Date: 1987-08-27. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1987. University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226310914 9780226310916 [US]

ISBN10: 0226310914, ISBN13: 9780226310916, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.76
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1987]

ISBN10: 0226310914, ISBN13: 9780226310916, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover Paperback. Many of the oldest and largest Western cities today are undergoing massive economic decline. The State and the City deals with a key issue in the political economy of cities—the role of the state. Ted Robert Gurr and Desmond S. King argue that theoreticians from both the left and the right have underestimated the significance of state action for cities. Grounding theory in empirical evidence, they argue that policies of the local and national state have a major impact on urban well-being. Gurr and King's analysis assumes modern states have their own interests, institutional momentum, and the capacity to act with relative autonomy. Their historically based analysis begins with an account of the evolution of the Western state's interest in the viability of cities since the industrial revolution. Their agument extends to the local level, examining the nature of the local state and its autonomy from national political and economic forces. Using cross-national evidence, Gurr and King examine specific problems of urban policy in the United States and Britain. In the United States, for example, they show how the dramatic increases in federal assistance to cities in the 1930s and the 1960s were made in response to urban crises, which simultaneously threatened national interests and offered opportunities for federal expansion of power. As a ...

ISBN10: 0226310914, ISBN13: 9780226310916, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover Paperback. Many of the oldest and largest Western cities today are undergoing massive economic decline. The State and the City deals with a key issue in the political economy of cities—the role of the state. Ted Robert Gurr and Desmond S. King argue that theoreticians from both the left and the right have underestimated the significance of state action for cities. Grounding theory in empirical evidence, they argue that policies of the local and national state have a major impact on urban well-being. Gurr and King's analysis assumes modern states have their own interests, institutional momentum, and the capacity to act with relative autonomy. Their historically based analysis begins with an account of the evolution of the Western state's interest in the viability of cities since the industrial revolution. Their agument extends to the local level, examining the nature of the local state and its autonomy from national political and economic forces. Using cross-national evidence, Gurr and King examine specific problems of urban policy in the United States and Britain. In the United States, for example, they show how the dramatic increases in federal assistance to cities in the 1930s and the 1960s were made in response to urban crises, which simultaneously threatened national interests and offered opportunities for federal expansion of power. As a ...

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. ISBN 0226310914 9780226310916 [US]

ISBN10: 0226310914, ISBN13: 9780226310916, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover
[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1987]

ISBN10: 0226310914, ISBN13: 9780226310916, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover First Edition No marks, creases or blemishes. Minimal shelfwear.
[Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1987]

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: The University of Chicago Press, Date: 1987 The cover is somewhat shelf worn and the edges of the book are lightly tanned, otherwise this book is in Excellent condition. 242 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Paper Back. Very Good. Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm). 1987. The University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226310914 9780226310916 [AU]

Chicago, IL University of Chicago Press 1987 Soft Cover Good 5 1/2" x 8" Text clean & bright; binding tight; minor wear to covers. 242 pages.

University of Chicago Press 1987 Trade paperback Good Age tanned, creased and faded spine, scuffed edges.

ISBN10: 0226310914, ISBN13: 9780226310916, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover age tanned, creased and faded spine, scuffed edges
[Skokie, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1987]