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Preface | |
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Introduction: An Insider's View | |
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The Renaissance of Cities | |
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Cities at the Millennium | |
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Renaissance Budgeting and the Resurgence of New York City | |
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Reviving Downtown | |
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Revitalization in Providence | |
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Duluth 2001 and Beyond | |
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Exercise: Discovering the Renaissance in Your City | |
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Social and Economic Conditions: The People in the City | |
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Immigration, Urban Renewal, and Neighborhood Destruction | |
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The Halsted Street Saga | |
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Political Mobilization of Mexican Immigrants in American Cities | |
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The Switch from the Manufacturing to the Global Economy | |
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What Ails Post-Industrial Chicago | |
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High-Tech Fall in Austin, Texas | |
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Too Few Jobs Imperil Welfare Reform Plan in Los Angeles | |
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Lives Get a Little Better on a Living Wage | |
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Exercise: Studying Immigration and Economic Gaps in Your City | |
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Race, Class, and Poverty | |
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Racial Conditions | |
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Poverty, Joblessness, and the Social Transformation of the Inner City | |
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Midwest Cities Among Nation's Most Segregated | |
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Cincinnati One Year Later, Public Broadcasting System News Hour | |
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The Renaissance of Dudley Street, Boston | |
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Gated Communities | |
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Changes in Racial and Cultural Politics | |
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Black Suburban Mobilization | |
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Primary Colors in Phoenix City Council Elections | |
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Subtle Racial Politics in the Twenty-first Century | |
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Culture Wars and City Politics | |
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Local Elected Women and Policy-Making | |
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Exercise: Race and Gender at City Hall | |
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Political Power in American Cities | |
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The Struggle for Power | |
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Honest and Dishonest Graft | |
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Early Reformers: Mayor Samuel M. "Golden Rule" Jones of Toledo | |
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Reformers in Southwestern Cities | |
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Modern Urban Leaders: Reformers, Bosses, Crooks, Saints, and Scoundrels | |
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Robert Moses of New York City | |
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How Mayor Tom Bradley Transformed Los Angeles | |
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Mayor Ed Rendell of Philadelphia | |
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Lessons in Miami Politics | |
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Lobbyists in Miami | |
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The New Machine: Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago | |
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Success in Santa Fe: Mayor Debbie Jaramillo | |
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Exercise: Studying Power in Your City | |
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Government Structures and Processes | |
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Structures of Local Government | |
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Restructuring City Government: Joyce Banks, et al. v. City of Peoria, Illinois | |
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Charter Reform in Los Angeles | |
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Citizen Participation in Local Government | |
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Neighborhood Empowerment | |
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Citizen Participation in Urban Politics | |
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Citizen's Views on Urban Revitalization in Providence | |
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Metropolitan Politics | |
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Metropolitics in Minneapolis-St. Paul | |
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The Challenge of Regional Governance in Houston, The Houston Chronicle | |
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Metropolitan Citizens in St. Louis | |
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Changes in Urban Politics Since September 11, 2001 | |
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Terrorism in Cities | |
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Terrorism and Governability in New York City | |
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Fiscal Code Orange for States and Cities | |
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Exercise: Studying Your City Government | |
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Conclusion: Our Urban Future | |
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Credits | |