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Urban Fortunes: The Political Economy of Place
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 307.76
EAN: 9780520055773
ISBN: 0520055772
Label: Univ of California Pr
Manufacturer: Univ of California Pr
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 376
Publication Date: 1987-02
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Studio: Univ of California Pr
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Editorial Review:
This sociological classic is updated with a new preface by the authors looking at developments in the study of urban planning during the twenty-year life of this influential work.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Amazing in its importance
I feel compelled to write a short review because of the two negative reviews accompanying this listing. This book is an extension of the arguments in "The City as a Growth Machine," the seminal sociology article from 1976, by Harvey Molotch. Molotch's basic argument is that previously, local government and community studies focused on intra-elite competition and the like. His major point was that regardless of differences of opinion within the local political power structure, all in fact were ... Read More
Rating: - Explaning the Deep Structure of Local Politics
If you've ever tried to understand seeming arbitrary political decisions about land use, or why some growth issues are never discussed, or why certain transportation projects are funded and others are not, this book provides an structure of understanding local and regional politics in America in the late 20th century, one you won't find in Planning School or if you are in transportation engineering.
It also tells how globalized capitalism is driving local
planning.
Logan and Molotch's ... Read More
Rating:  - Urban Fortunes - how to make money off of your students.
"It seems obvious that only in the largest places is it possible to attain the highest incomes in the lucrative occupations; for individuals with such ambitions, large may be the only option."
The above is an excerpt from this tedious text that calls itself, untruthfully, an introduction to urban studies. Such statements are made throughout the entire text with no figures upon which to base such assumptions. The authors insist on the omnipresence of unexplained jargon, vague statements, ... Read More
Rating: - A sad day for the social sciences.
When I first got this book, by the glowing reviews on the back, I thought that I would be treated to a jargon-free discourse on sociology. Unfortunately, the people who wrote the reviews on the back are either 1) stupid 2) lying 3) being blackmailed by the author or 4) exchanging glowing reviews for their own books. Mr. Molotch is unable to explain even the most basic concepts in political science, economics, or sociology without resorting to jargon that he is unwilling (or unable) to define. After closely examining ... Read More
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