Urban America Reconsidered: Alternatives for Governance and Policy
"Urban America Reconsideredraises very provocative questions about the current direction of research in urban politics. David Imbroscio presents an intriguing perspective on the future of urban policy action in the United States"—Larry Bennett, DePaul University, coauthor ofIt's Hardly Sportin': Stadiums, Neighborhoods, and the New Chicago"An interesting extension and development of urban regime theory. David Imbroscio puts forth a sophisticated and cogent critique of regionalism.Urban America Reconsideredwill be of value to urban studies scholars and to urban activists."—Mara Sidney, Rutgers University-Newark, author ofUnfair Housing: How National Policy Shapes Local Action"Urban America Reconsideredis rigorous, brave, provocative-and correct! This is a necessary book for anyone serious about America's urban collapse and, ultimately, about the state of America itself."—Gar Alperovitz, Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy, University of Maryland, author ofAmerica Beyond Capitalism"David Imbroscio presents a trenchant challenge to the main theoretical perspectives on urban politics. He also supplies a new basis for localistic economic development that would encourage community and citizen participation in American cities. This is a book that not only respects rival theories but also has the spark that will generate dialogue with other theorists that its author seeks to create."—G. William Domhoff, Distinguished Research Professor in Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz, coauthor ofThe Leftmost City: Power and Progressive Politics in Santa Cruz"David Imbroscio has written an ambitious and important book. He not only tackles the major theoretical schools of thought in urban studies but also offers a thoughtful and compelling alternative.Urban America Reconsidereddeserves a wide audience-not just in political science, but among all people who care about our cities and how they are governed."—James DeFilippis, Rutgers University, author ofUnmaking Goliath: Community Control in the Face of Global Capital"David Imbroscio makes a forceful and compelling argument against the metropolitan agenda of urban reformers, not from the right where such criticism has usually come in defense of the exclusionary prerogatives of local communities, but from the left, with a call for greater local power. The arguments that Imbroscio offers inUrban America Reconsideredare highly original and extremely important."—Edward G. Goetz, University of Minnesota, author ofClearing the Way: Deconcentrating the Poor in Urban America