Susan E. Clarke

A publication of the findings from the Fiscal Austerity and Urban Innovation (FAUI) projects in the USA, this book investigates how and why urban innovation occurs and considers the effects of innovative policies on the autonomy of local groups and local communities.

Political Implications of Policy Change

Urban Innovation and Autonomy

Edward G. Goetz

How have local economic conditions been affected by the emergence of a global economy? What changes, if any, have local political authorities made to counterbalance the new emphasis on world interests? Comprehensive and timely, this book answers these and other vital questions by exploring local political restructuring in the face of massive global economic change.

The New Localism

Peter John

Karen Mossberger

The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics is an authoritative volume on an established subject in political science and the academy more generally: urban politics and urban studies. The editors are all recognized experts, and are well connected to the leading scholars in urban politics. The handbook covers the major themes that animate the subfield: the politics of space and place; power and governance; urban policy; urban social organization; citizenship and democratic governance; representation and institutions; approaches and methodology; and the future of urban politics. Given the caliber of the editors and proposed contributors, the volume sets the intellectual agenda for years to come.

The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics

This text is an authoritative volume on an established subject in political science and the academy more generally: urban politics and urban studies. It covers the major themes that animate the subfield: the politics of space and place; power and governance; urban policy; urban social organization; and much more.

Susan E. Clarke

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