Tense Commandments: Federal Prescriptions and City Problems
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0815760949 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Federal aid to large cities has lagged behind a profusion of mandated expenditures, at times straining municipal budgets. Despite widespread urban revitalization and renewal, one fact remains unmistakable: when choosing where to live and work, Americans prefer the suburbs to the cities. Nivola includes case studies of six cities: Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. He describes the "politics of paternalism," the political pressures that federal regulations place on governance. During the past decade, dozens of large cities lost po
Aaron and James M. Pietro S. Lindsay (Brookings, 2003).. Among his previous books are Tense Commandments: Federal Prescriptions and City Problems (Brookings, 2002) and Agenda for the Nation, coedited with Henry J. Nivola is a vice president of the Brookings Institution, where he is the director of Governance Studies
His book provides further evidence of the ability of central governments, legislatures and courts to impose, almost by stealth, burdens and norms on sub-national governments." —Mike Goldsmith, University of Salford, Blackwell Publishing Ltd. " a impressive and quite thoughtful survey and analysis of the modern-day phenomenon of exodus from city life to the suburbs, in spite of ongoing and often expensive efforts at urban revitalization. Book Reviews, 1/1/2003"This valuable commentary on contemporary federalism and intergovernmental policy is well documented Highly recommended." —W.C. Johnson, Bethel College (MN), CHOICE, 6/1/2005. a strongly recommended addition to Urban Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists." &
Analysis of the modern-day phenomenon of exodus Tense Commandments: Federal Prescriptions And City Problems by Pietro S. Nivola (Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution) is a impressive and quite thoughtful survey and analysis of the modern-day phenomenon of exodus from city life to the suburbs, in spite of ongoing and often expensive efforts at urban revitalization. Studying the balance of urban and local domains with regard to financial implications, local administration of services, political pressures, and much, much more, (as we