Urban Policy Reconsidered: Dialogues on the Problems and Prospects of American Cities

by Charles Euchner, Stephen McGovern

In the past decade, America has experienced an urban renaissance. Cities as varied as New York, Chicago and Boston are no longer seen as ungovernable and doomed to crime and blight. However, they still face formidable problems. "Urban Policy Reconsidered" is a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems facing our cities today and cover every important issue in urban affairs. What is poverty? What is economic development? What is education? What is crime? As well as covering all of these fundamental topics in-depth, the author propose a communitarian approach to addressing the many problems of our cities. This book will be the manual for anyone interested in understanding urban policy.

364 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2003

About the author

Charles Euchner is the author or editor of eight books. He teaches writing at Yale University and was the founding executive director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard University.

Reviews

[Cody Knepprath · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting book. a slightly opinionated historical textbook is a good way to describe it. however it is written in a call and answer format which made it much more readable. the authors gave good arguments for multiple political ideologies for most topics which is perfect for learning. 10/10 would recommend, my only wish is that they had a more updated version.