TY - BOOK ID - 138401760 TI - Reconstructing city politics : alternative economic development and urban regimes PY - 1997 SN - 0761906134 1483327884 1452249083 PB - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : ©1997 SAGE, DB - UniCat KW - Urban policy KW - City planning KW - Municipal government KW - United States KW - Economic policy. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138401760 AB - In this book, David L Imbroscio urges that urban political economy must move forward beyond the question of `what is?′ to a consideration of `what might be′. He systematically poses the possibilities for reconstructing the nature of contemporary city politics, while integrating a wealth of innovative urban analysis. The author explores three alternative urban economic development strategies: entrepreneurial mercantilism, community-based economic development and municipal enterprise. He considers whether these strategies are likely to be effective for bringing about urban economic vitality and whether it is feasible for cities to pursue these efforts in the current political economic context. By addressing these questions, Imbroscio reaches. ER -