Urban Policy in the Time of Obama
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Urban Policy in the Time of Obama
By (Author) James DeFilippis
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st January 2017
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Politics and government
Urban and municipal planning and policy
307.760973
Physical Properties
Paperback
368
Width 178mm, Height 254mm, Spine 51mm
Description
With his background as a community organizer and as a state legislator representing Chicago s South Side, Barack Obama became America s most urban president since Teddy Roosevelt. But what has been his record in dealing with the issues most impacting our metropolitan areas today Looking past the current administration, what are the future prospects of the nation s cities, and how have they been shaped by our policies in this century Seeking to answer these questions, the contributors to "Urban Policy in the Time of Obama" explore a broad range of policy arenas that shape, both directly and indirectly, metropolitan areas and urbanization processes.
Reviews
"DeFilippis brings together a series of insightful analyses that focus on the urban policies of the Obama administration from different but interrelated perspectives."Choice
Author Bio
James DeFilippis is associate professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. He is author or editor of six books, including Unmaking Goliath, which was named Best Book in Urban Politics, 2004 by the American Political Science Association.
