"I have been recommending this book to my friends working in community economic development, who are trying to understand what distinctive competency can mean in a global market. I have also been recommending it to students of urban theory, who share the pleasure of following along in the construction of theory-and the space to deconstruct it further. Researchers will find here a raft of theoretical propositions begging for empirical confirmation. And I recommend it to anyone else, for the enthralling fun of watching someone build something new and marvelous from a heap of simple pieces. After reading this book, you will no longer see things quite the same as you did before." -- Tony Filipovitch, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Journal of Urban Affairs
"What if cities could exercise the power Schragger suggests? City Power provides a brilliant and challenging legal analysis of the possibilities of local government reform." -- Myron Orfield, University of Minnesota
"City Power challenges conventional thinking about what cities should be empowered to do. Instead of focusing on an inter-jurisdictional battle for economic growth, it argues, cities should concentrate on improving basic city services for their own citizens. Whether you agree or argue with it, this book will sharpen your thinking about city power and city powerlessness. A real contribution." -- Gerald Frug, Harvard Law School
"Cities are coming back and experimenting with new policies to improve the quality of life and reduce economic inequality. A tour de force of urban scholarship, City Power is the best single source on the possibilities and pitfalls of emerging local progressive movements." -- Todd Swanstrom, University of Missouri
Review
"I have been recommending this book to my friends working in community economic development, who are trying to understand what distinctive competency can mean in a global market. I have also been recommending it to students of urban theory, who share the pleasure of following along in the construction of theory-and the space to deconstruct it further. Researchers will find here a raft of theoretical propositions begging for empirical confirmation. And I recommend it to anyone else, for the enthralling fun of watching someone build something new and marvelous from a heap of simple pieces. After reading this book, you will no longer see things quite the same as you did before." -- Tony Filipovitch, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Journal of Urban Affairs
"What if cities could exercise the power Schragger suggests? City Power provides a brilliant and challenging legal analysis of the possibilities of local government reform." -- Myron Orfield, University of Minnesota
"City Power challenges conventional thinking about what cities should be empowered to do. Instead of focusing on an inter-jurisdictional battle for economic growth, it argues, cities should concentrate on improving basic city services for their own citizens. Whether you agree or argue with it, this book will sharpen your thinking about city power and city powerlessness. A real contribution." -- Gerald Frug, Harvard Law School
"Cities are coming back and experimenting with new policies to improve the quality of life and reduce economic inequality. A tour de force of urban scholarship, City Power is the best single source on the possibilities and pitfalls of emerging local progressive movements." -- Todd Swanstrom, University of Missouri
Book Description
An exploration of the myriad of possibilities for city power.
From the Publisher
Richard Schragger is the Perre Bowen Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he has taught for almost fifteen years. His scholarship focuses on the intersection of constitutional law and local government law, federalism, urban policy and the constitutional and economic status of cities.
About the Author
Richard Schragger is the Perre Bowen Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he has taught for almost fifteen years. His scholarship focuses on the intersection of constitutional law and local government law, federalism, urban policy and the constitutional and economic status of cities.
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