The Dependent City Revisited: The Political Economy of Urban Development and Social Policy

by Paul Kantor

Book Overview

Here is a book that makes sense of the L.A. riots, homelessness, tax giveaways, and the other big urban issues that are back in the national spotlight. In this streamlined and updated new edition of his classic book, The Dependent City, Paul Kantor now focuses on economic development and social welfare policies to reveal the key dilemmas of American urban politics. Returning to a political economy theme, Kantor explores how city governments have struggled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813319048
• ISBN13: 9780813319049
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.