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Michael Pagano - Metropolitan Resilience in a Time of Economic Turmoil - 9780252079771 - V9780252079771
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Metropolitan Resilience in a Time of Economic Turmoil

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Description for Metropolitan Resilience in a Time of Economic Turmoil Paperback. Cities, counties, school districts and other local governments have suffered a long-lasting period of fiscal challenges since the beginning of the Great Recession. This book looks at the capacity of local governments to mobilize resources efficiently and effectively, and the overall effects of the long-term economic downturn on quality of life. Editor(s): Pagano, Michael A. Series: The Urban Agenda. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 charts, 3 tables, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.

Cities, counties, school districts and other local governments have suffered a long-lasting period of fiscal challenges since the beginning of the Great Recession. Metropolitan governments continue to adjust to the "new normal" of sharply lower property values, consumer sales, and personal income. Contributors to this volume include elected officials, academics, key people in city administrations, and other nationally recognized experts who discuss solutions to the urban problems created by the Great Recession.

Metropolitan Resilience in a Time of Economic Turmoil looks at the capacity of local governments to mobilize resources efficiently and effectively, as well as the overall effects of ... Read more

Contributors are Phil Ashton, Raphael Bostic, Richard Feiock, Rachel A. Gordon, Rebecca Hendrick, Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, David Merriman, Richard Nathan, Michael A. Pagano, Breeze Richardson, Annette Steinacker, Nik Theodore, Rachel Weber, and Margaret Weir.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
The Urban Agenda
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252079771
SKU
V9780252079771
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Michael Pagano
Michael Pagano is dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and professor of public administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, faculty fellow of UIC's Great Cities Institute, and coeditor of The Dynamics of Federalism in National and Supranational Political Systems.

Reviews for Metropolitan Resilience in a Time of Economic Turmoil
"Particularly important at a time when cities and metros are compelled to innovate and problem-solve on their own, given the absence of federal and often state leadership."
Bruce Katz, coauthor of The Metropolitan Revolution "This book reveals the potential of metropolitan regions to cure, but also to transcend, endemic impasses beyond their respective borders. This well-written and insightful book is a ... Read more

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