| Bib ID |
2121823 |
| Format |
Book, Online - Google Books |
| Author |
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| Description |
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2002
xvi, 220 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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| ISBN |
0804744130 (cloth : alk. paper)
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| Summary |
"This book is about the policymaking of public agencies in large American cities. Based on a decade of research, it studies urban mass transit in terms of the factors that bias the industry's policy outcomes to benefit one public or another. Why is there a great variance of outcomes among agencies? What are the important taproots of bias in policymaking? How does the pattern of outcomes correspond to the American mosaic of public interests?" "The book's second - broader and more important - purpose is to demonstrate the value of social science theory in making sense of urban processes and the responsiveness of governmental policymaking in a plural society. The book analyzes the applicability of six rival theses - derived from political science, economics, administrative theory, sociology, social psychology, and urban planning - to understanding the forces that mold policymaking in American metropolitan areas."--BOOK JACKET.
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| Full contents |
- Pt. I. Skewing Outcomes in Agency Policymaking
- 1. Urban Settings: The Origins of Bias in Policy Outcomes
- 2. Policy Outcomes from a Multiple-Constituencies Perspective
- Pt. II. Rival Theses
- 3. The Upper-Middle-Class Genre and Other Socioeconomic Influences
- 4. Institutionalism and the Politics of Intergovernmental Exchange
- 5. Markets, Technology, and Urban Spatial Form
- Pt. III. Results, Analysis, and Implications
- 6. Determining Outcomes: What Matters Most?
- 7. Paths of Indirect Relationships: Rival or Complementary Theses?
- Pt. I. Skewing Outcomes in Agency Policymaking
- 1. Urban Settings: The Origins of Bias in Policy Outcomes
- 2. Policy Outcomes from a Multiple-Constituencies Perspective
- Pt. II. Rival Theses
- 3. The Upper-Middle-Class Genre and Other Socioeconomic Influences
- 4. Institutionalism and the Politics of Intergovernmental Exchange
- 5. Markets, Technology, and Urban Spatial Form
- Pt. III. Results, Analysis, and Implications
- 6. Determining Outcomes: What Matters Most?
- 7. Paths of Indirect Relationships: Rival or Complementary Theses?
- 8. Interpretations and Implications
- 9. Policy Outcomes in Global Cities: Symbolism and Upper-Middle-Class Influence
- App. A. The Transit Agency Sample
- App. B. Transit Performance Measures.
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| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Subjects |
Local transit - Government policy - United States. | Local transit - United States - Finance.
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