Screen LibraryThe new Chicago way : lessons from other big cities /
"For all the wrong reasons, a national spotlight is shining on Chicago. The city has become known for its violence, police abuse, parent and teacher unrest, population decline, and mounting municipal and pension debt. The underlying problem, contend Ed Bachrach and Austin Berg, is that delibera...
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Southern Illinois University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Carbondale, IL : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"For all the wrong reasons, a national spotlight is shining on Chicago. The city has become known for its violence, police abuse, parent and teacher unrest, population decline, and mounting municipal and pension debt. The underlying problem, contend Ed Bachrach and Austin Berg, is that deliberative democracy is dead in the city. Chicago is home to the last strongman political system in urban America. Any perceived checks on mayoral control are often proven illusory. The outrageous consequences of unchecked power are evident in government failures in elections, schools, fiscal discipline, cor |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 269 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780809337514 0809337517 |
| Index Number: | HC108 |
| CLC: |
TU984.712 F299.712.7 F171.27 |
| Call Number: | F171.27/B124 |