Recapturing Democracy: Neoliberalization and the Struggle for Alternative Urban Futures

ISBN-13: 9780415954358 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 210 str.

Mark Purcell

Opis

Offers a synoptic introduction to urban democracy in the era of political neoliberalism and economic globalization. This book assesses 'substantive democracy'. It looks at case studies where this has occurred and at others that show how neoliberalism can b

O autorze

Mark Purcell is Associate Professor of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington. In addition to his work on urban politics and democracy, he has also published on state theory, the cultural politics of the academy, and the political-economy of scale.