Recapturing Democracy: Neoliberalization and the Struggle for Alternative Urban Futures

by Mark Purcell

Book Overview

Recapturing Democracy is a short yet synoptic introduction to urban democracy in our era of political neoliberalism and economic globalization. Combining an original argument with a number of case studies, Mark Purcell explores the condition of democracy in contemporary Western cities. Whereas many scholars focus on what Purcell calls "procedural democracy" - i.e., electoral politics and access to it - he instead assesses "substantive democracy."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415954355
• ISBN13: 9780415954358
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.8"