Democracy in Suburbia

Name: Democracy in Suburbia
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ISBN: 9780691088808

ISBN-10: 0691088802

ISBN-13: 9780691088808

Edition: 2001

Authors: J. Eric Oliver

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Suburbanisation is often blamed for a lack of civil engagement in the US. This work examines how suburbs influence citizen particpation in community and public affairs, as well as what it means for US democracy.

Book details

List price: $47.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 8/26/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.17" long x 0.68" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



List of Maps and Figures


List of Tables


Acknowledgments



The Rise of a Suburban Demos



All Cities Great and Small



Cities of Riches and Squalor



The Civic Paradox of Racial Segregation



A Bedroom Polis



Boomtowns and the Civic Costs of Air-Conditioning



Reform Governments and Their Aftermath



Remaking the Democratic Metropolis



The Citizen Participation / Census Dataset



Logistic and OLS Regression Equations for the Figures



Testing the Relationship between Civic Participation and "Self-Interest Rightly Understood"


References


Index