Urban Finance Under Siege

Author : Thomas R. Swartz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131528779X
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Finance Under Siege written by Thomas R. Swartz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the later years of Tsarism. Witte presents portraits of the statesmen around him, explains the problem of bringing the economy to a level commensurate with Russia's putative position as the greatest land power in the world and the effort to create a constitutional monarchy.

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ISBN 13 : 9780765647726
Total Pages : pages
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Author : Stephen Graham
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1844677621
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cities Under Siege written by Stephen Graham and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities are the new battleground of our increasingly urban world. From the slums of the global South to the wealthy financial centers of the West, Cities Under Siege traces the spread of political violence through the sites, spaces, infrastructure and symbols of the world’s rapidly expanding metropolitan areas. Drawing on a wealth of original research, Stephen Graham shows how Western militaries and security forces now perceive all urban terrain as a conflict zone inhabited by lurking shadow enemies. Urban inhabitants have become targets that need to be continually tracked, scanned and controlled. Graham examines the transformation of Western armies into high-tech urban counter-insurgency forces. He looks at the militarization and surveillance of international borders, the use of ‘security’ concerns to suppress democratic dissent, and the enacting of legislation to suspend civilian law. In doing so, he reveals how the New Military Urbanism permeates the entire fabric of urban life, from subway and transport networks hardwired with high-tech ‘command and control’ systems to the insidious militarization of a popular culture corrupted by the all-pervasive discourse of ‘terrorism.’

Author : Robert W. Burchell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cities Under Stress written by Robert W. Burchell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1981 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities can no longer meet service demands. Highways and water supply systems are increasingly inadequate; the quality of local health care and education has never been lower. These are problems which are germane to cities new or old, growing or declining, Sunbelt or Frostbelt.Thirty top urban affairs and municipal finance experts focus on the issues and approaches to the major financial problems facing cities in the 1980s. In these invited essays demographic changes, regional economic shifts, inflation, voter resistance and changing intergovernmental roles are viewed each for their impact on the capacity of cities to finance public services.The book is essential reading for city managers, business administrators, public officials, planners, planning board members and those interested in the future viability of American cities.

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Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Urban Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William K. Tabb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Long Default written by William K. Tabb and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic study of the fiscal crisis that gripped New York City -- and much of urban America -- in the 1970s.

Author : Lawrence R. Mishel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780873328272
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unions and Economic Competitiveness written by Lawrence R. Mishel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1994 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines both the negative and the positive effects of trade unionization on various aspects of economic performance in the USA since the mid-1970s. Includes an overview of industrial relations and reorganization of work in West Germany.

Author : James H. Carr
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crisis and Constraint in Municipal Finance written by James H. Carr and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1984 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the United States, local governments are experiencing sustained and mounting financial difficulties. As fiscal pressures edge upward, cities find it difficult to make ends meet. And while the most acute financial hardships are felt by older, declining industrial complexes, the need to reduce spending, cut services, improve productivity, and increase locally-raised revenues has been recognized by a steadily growing number of municipalities across the country.Local governments have entered an age of austerity wherein traditional notions of budgeting and service provision have been brought into question. Elected officials and financial managers have begun rethinking the manner in which scarce resources are allocated; they have also given significant attention to the ways in which revenues are generated. Carr argues that we are now in a post-industrial society, moving from urban centers to suburban and non-metropolitan jurisdictions. As a result, we are moving from an economy benefitting from prolonged periods of vigor and lower interest rates to an economy characterized by extended periods of recession.Crisis and Constraint in Municipal Finance identifies eight principal areas of concern to budget makers and municipal managers. Beginning with ways to identify fiscal performance, this volume reviews cutback practices, budgeting principles, revenue raising strategies, alternative public service delivery systems and economic development initiatives. Also reviewed are the changing roles of the federal and state governments in local financial matters, as well as the fiscal prospects for local government finances in the coming years. This is an important work that addresses concerns of the economy and should be read by urban planners and economic advisors.

Author : Roy W. Bahl
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Government Finance written by Roy W. Bahl and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1981-03 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the prospects for urban finance in the 1980s? Roy Bahl and ten other distinguished analysts look at trends in the late 1970s and discuss what they may indicate for the rest of this decade. Comparisons with Scandinavian nations and emerging Third World nations provide additional insight into potential American urban problems. `This admirable collection of articles, mostly by public finance economists, assesses the outlook for state and local government finance in the 1980s. The value of the volume lies in the commitment to exploring the possible shape of the near-term future as revealed by sound...analyses of the recent past.' -- Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol 1 No 2, 1982 `..

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Total Pages : 746 pages
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Download or read book Government Finance Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: