Urban Public Policy: Historical Modes and Methods

The 1992 Los Angeles riots catapulted the problems of the city back onto the policy agenda. The cauldron of social problems of the city, as the riots showed, offers no simple solutions. Indeed, urban policy includes a range of policy issues involving welfare, housing, job training, education, drug control, and the environment. The myriad of local, state, and federal agencies only further complicates formulating and implementing coherent policies for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271026081
• ISBN13: 9780271026084
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"