City Power
Download or Read eBook City Power PDF written by Richard C. Schragger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Richard C. Schragger |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780190246662 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0190246669 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis City Power by : Richard C. Schragger
Book excerpt: Reigning theories of urban power suggest that in a world dominated by footloose transnational capital, cities have little capacity to effect social change. In City Power, Richard Schragger challenges this conventional wisdom, arguing that cities can and should pursue aims other than making themselves attractive to global capital. Using the municipal living wage movement as an example, Schragger explains why cities are well-positioned to address issues like income equality and how our institutions can be designed to allow them to do so.
