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1	Camelot, a role playing simulation for political decision making more books like this by James R. Woodworth, W. Robert Gump add to wishlist This book should be of interest to undergraduate courses in political administration, particularly those with an emphasis on local government. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.00!
2	Political Change in the Metropolis more books like this by John J. Harrigan add to wishlist This popular text has been thoroughly updated and revised to sharpen the focus on its "bias and change" theme while bringing the text into the 21st, post-September 11th world. Political Change in the Metropolis, Seventh Edition, continues to focus on the political changes that have taken place in American cities and the reactions of urban scholars ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Shame of the Cities more books like this by Lincoln Steffens add to wishlist This muckraking classic attacked corrupt election practices and shady dealings in businesses and city governments across the nation. Taking a hard look at the unprincipled lives of political bosses, police corruption, graft payments, and other notorious political abuses of the time, the book set the style for future investigative reporting. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.28! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Politics and Policy in States & Communities more books like this by John J Harrigan add to wishlist With a theme of "rejuvenation and reform" this up-to-date, highly-readable text focuses on twin perspectives: the political economy of state and local politics, and the impact of political reformism on states and communities. This book studies reformism and its consequences as they relate to the legal, cultural, and financial framework of state ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Who Governs?: Democracy and Power in the American City more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist This book is an attempt to throw new light on an ancient question by examining a single American city in New England.Professor Dahl provides a pluralist theory of local power structure. This will become a classic reference for those seeking an understanding of political behavior in modern urban environments under democratic regimes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.69! \| SVS
6	Urban Politics: Power in Metropolitan America more books like this by Bernard H Ross add to wishlist This text mixes the best classic theory and research on urban politics with the most recent developments in uraban and metropolitan affairs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions
7	Collaborative Leadership: How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Make a Difference more books like this by David D Chrislip, Professor Carl E Larson, C E Larson C E add to wishlist Creating civic will by engaging citizens on the toughest public problems helps break legislative and bureaucratic gridlock and restores trust in public institutions. This book shows you how to do it. -The Honorable Federico Pena, U.S. Secretary of TransportationThe leaders who are most effective in addressing public issues are those who have the ... see all copies from $6.67! new only from $14.25! \| SVS
8	City Limits more books like this by Paul E Peterson add to wishlist Winner of the 1981 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for the best book published in the United States on government, politics, or international affairs. ""City Limits" radically reinterprets urban politics by deriving its dominant forces from the logic of the American federal structure. It is thereby able to explain some pervasive tendencies of ... see all copies from $3.87! new only from $24.00! \| first editions
9	Racial Politics in American Cities more books like this by Raymond H Clines, Rufus P Browning, Dale Rogers Marshall add to wishlist This engaging, up-to-date collection of original essays focuses on the continuing struggle for minorities to gain political power in American cities. The essays included in this book were written specifically for this text by top urban scholars who have done extensive analysis of the development of urban policy in response to minority concerns. ... see all copies from $48.75! new only from $85.37! \| SVS
10	Urban Policy Reconsidered: Dialogues on the Problems and Prospects of American Cities more books like this by Charles Euchner, Stephen J McGovern add to wishlist This comprehensive overview of the issues and problems facing American cities today covers every important issue in urban affairs: poverty, inequality, race, planning, education and crime. see all copies from $36.78! new only from $45.28! \| SVS
11 view cover	City Politics: Private Power and Public Policy more books like this by Professor Dennis R Judd, Todd Swanstrom add to wishlist Praised for its narrative style, strong research base, and distinctive theme-that urban politics in the U.S. has evolved as a dynamic interaction between governmental power and private purposes-the Fourth Edition of this number one text is completely revised throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.75! \| first editions
12 view cover	Managing urban America more books like this by David R Morgan add to wishlist Managing a vastly diverse population, often stratified by economic status, education, culture, language, ideology, and political party, is no picnic. It never has been, nor is it likely to be. Managing Urban America has become the standard guide offering sage advice as to how to approach the formidable task. In a comprehensive, balanced manner, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	American Urban Politics in a Global Age: The Reader more books like this by Paul Kantor (Editor), Professor Dennis R Judd (Editor) add to wishlist In this thoroughly revised reader, two leading scholars bring together a collection of readings that highlight the most important trends in urban scholarship today. The engaging selections incorporated into American Urban Politics in the Global Era are arranged and presented within a clear thematic structure and with commentaries by the editors. ... see all copies from $17.98! new only from $77.50! \| SVS
14 view cover	Governing America's Urban Areas by Alan Saltzstein add to wishlist GOVERNING AMERICA'S URBAN AREAS offers students a detailed understanding of the structures and political processes intrinsic to metropolitan government. Focusing on the problems and promises of coordinated metropolitan governance, Alan Saltzstein demonstrates that American cities--which need strong government--are often governed in reality by a ... see all copies from $17.43! new only from $32.01! \| first editions
15 view cover	Does Your Government Measure Up?: Basic Tools for Local Officials and Citizens more books like this by William D Coplin, Ph.D., Carol A Dwyer add to wishlist A title for Americans who wish to improve the quality of their local government. It introduces the bare essentials for good government in areas of finance, public works, parks and recreation, police, assessment, building codes, emergency medical services, personnel, and Website development. see all copies from $4.36! new only from $30.26!
16 view cover	The Urban Web: Politics, Policy, and Theory more books like this by Lawrence J R Herson add to wishlist Two eminent scholars of urban politics present a fresh analysis of politics and policy in American cities. The central metaphor of the book is the "Urban Web"--the complex system of relationships among history, economics, demographics, geography, psychology, race, relations, and government policy. This web responds to every push or pull, and ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17 view cover	Cities on the Rebound: A Vision for Urban America more books like this by William H Hudnut, III add to wishlist Author Bill Hudnut draws on his past experience as mayor of Indianapolis to describe his vision for dealing with diversity, encouraging sustainable development, finding alternatives to sprawl, managing technological change, regional collaboration, improving government efficiency, and more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18	The decision-makers; the power structure of Dallas. more books like this by Carol Estes Thometz add to wishlist see all copies from $2.95! SVS
19 view cover	The Collaborative Leadership Fieldbook more books like this by David D Chrislip, John Parr (Foreword by) add to wishlist When the landmark book Collaborative Leadership was first published in 1994, it described the premise, principles, and leadership characteristics of successful collaboration. The book outlined an innovative way of building partnerships to solve the civic problems too big for anyone to solve alone as well as a new type of leadership that brings ... see all copies from $33.98! new only from $43.33! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Liberal City, Conservative State: Moscow and Russia's Urban Crisis, 1906-1914 more books like this by Professor Robert W Thurston add to wishlist This book examines Moscow's politics and urban history between the failed 1905 Revolution and the outbreak of World War I, a time when the city led the way in attempting to resolve Russia's urban crisis. The Moscow elite responded to acute urban problems with a liberal programme of reform in housing, employment, education, and other social ... see all copies from $2.38! new only from $15.06! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Morning Glories: Municipal Reform in the Southwest more books like this by Amy Bridges add to wishlist George Washington Plunkitt once dismissed municipal reformers as 'morning glories' who 'looked lovely in the mornin' and withered up in a short time, while the regular machines went on flourishin' forever, like fine old oaks'. Although this remark rings true for the Northeast in the days when Tammany Hall ruled New York City, municipal reformers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	European Cities more books like this by Patrick Le Gales add to wishlist European cities are on the rise, and are taking advantage of the opportunities of the European integration and globalization processes. But they also face economic changes, social inequalities, poverty and a new set of constraints. Taking examples through the European Union, European Cities explores the impact of the transformation of the nation ... see all copies from $13.40! new only from $19.50! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Progressive City: Planning and Participation, 1969-1984 more books like this by Pierre Clavel add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.68! \| first editions
24 view cover	Urban Meltdown: Cities, Climate Change and Politics as Usual more books like this by Clive Doucet add to wishlist In 1950, only thirty percent of the world's population lived in cities. By 2007, the planet's population has now doubled and today, as many people live in cities as populated the entire planet in 1950. Eighty percent of the planet's greenhouse gases are created by these energy-intensive urban centres. Thus, the key to creating climate change ... see all copies from $4.49! new only from $8.98! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Fathers of the Towns: Leadership and Community Structure in Eighteenth-Century New England more books like this by Edward M Cook, Jr. add to wishlist Seeking to integrate recent literature on community life and on the political ethos in colonial New England, Edward M. Cook, Jr., examines elite recruitment and community structure in the four New England colonies between 1700 and 1785. In a massive sample of seventy widely dispersed towns, lists of towns, lists of town and provincial ... see all copies from $2.23! new only from $16.50! \| first editions \| SVS

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