TY - BOOK AU - Sharp,Elaine B. TI - Does local government matter?: how urban policies shape civic engagement T2 - Globalization and community SN - 9780816677085 (hc : alk. paper) AV - JS331 .S46 2012 U1 - 320.8/50973 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Minneapolis PB - University of Minnesota Press KW - Local government KW - United States KW - Municipal government KW - Political planning KW - Urban policy KW - Political participation KW - States N1 - 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 ER -