Does local government matter? : how urban policies shape civic engagement /
Sharp, Elaine B.
Does local government matter? : how urban policies shape civic engagement / Elaine B. Sharp. - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2012. - vii, 233 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Globalization and community ; v. 19 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. Government programs matter: political learning, policy feedbacks, and the policy-centered approach -- The participatory impacts of county governments' means-tested and universal social programs -- City government and neighborhoods: intentional empowerment and reactionary mobilization -- Community policing: a reform policy for police responsiveness -- City government, economic development incentives, and business influence -- The impact of development incentive policy reform: a case study -- Policy-centered theory and urban programs: community effects in a global context.
9780816677085 (hc : alk. paper) 9780816677184 (pb : alk. paper)
2011031778
Local government--United States.
Municipal government--United States.
Political planning--United States.
Urban policy--United States.
Political participation--States.--United States
JS331 / .S46 2012
320.8/50973
Does local government matter? : how urban policies shape civic engagement / Elaine B. Sharp. - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2012. - vii, 233 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Globalization and community ; v. 19 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. Government programs matter: political learning, policy feedbacks, and the policy-centered approach -- The participatory impacts of county governments' means-tested and universal social programs -- City government and neighborhoods: intentional empowerment and reactionary mobilization -- Community policing: a reform policy for police responsiveness -- City government, economic development incentives, and business influence -- The impact of development incentive policy reform: a case study -- Policy-centered theory and urban programs: community effects in a global context.
9780816677085 (hc : alk. paper) 9780816677184 (pb : alk. paper)
2011031778
Local government--United States.
Municipal government--United States.
Political planning--United States.
Urban policy--United States.
Political participation--States.--United States
JS331 / .S46 2012
320.8/50973