Pierre, Jon. <br/><br/>
The politics of urban governance / 
Jon Pierre. 
 - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;  New York :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2011. 
 - viii, 170 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-164) and index. 
<br/><br/>Machine generated contents note: -- The Challenge of Urban Governance * Rethinking the Local State * The Managerial City * The Corporatist City * The Pro-Growth City * The Welfare City * The Decline of Urban Politics? * Cities in Global Governance * Conclusion: The Future of Urban Politics. 
<br/><br/> "This broad ranging new text analyses the emerging shape of urban politics in the twenty-first century. The author identifies 4 main "models" of urban governance--"management," "Corporatist." "Pro-Growth" and "Welfare"--and assesses their different implications for the major issues, interests and problems in the contemporary urban arena"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780333732670 (hbk.) 9780333732687 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011004156 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Municipal government--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Local government--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Political leadership--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Sociology, Urban--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Urban policy--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Local
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JS78  / .P5 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.8/5