Comparative civic culture the role of local culture in urban policy-making / by Laura A. Reese and Raymond A. Rosenfeld.

Author/creator Reese, Laura A., 1958-
Other author Rosenfeld, Raymond A.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBurlington, VT : Ashgate,
Descriptionxiv, 415 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Comparative civic culture: theory and methods -- Categorizing civic cultures: testing a typology of local civic culture -- Inclusive/bureaucratic cities: Pittsburgh, Ottawa, Vancouver -- Partnerships in Pittsburgh: civic cultures and organizational capacities -- Civic culture in Ottawa: the endurance of local culture -- Vancouver: the sustainable city -- Market-active and passive cities: Charlotte, Calgary, Cleveland, Louisville -- Civic culture and corporate regime in Louisville -- A perpetual crisis: Cleveland's unfinished, changing, and incomplete civic agenda -- Civic culture as a policy premise: appraising Charlotte's civic culture -- Civic culture in Calgary: the oil and developers' land -- Individualistic cities: Dallas and Miami -- A tale of two cities: civic culture and public policy in Miami -- The civic culture of Dallas, Texas -- Conclusion: a theory of local civic culture.
General noteIncludes index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011030812
ISBN9781409436546 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9781409436553 (ebook)

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