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| 14062. URBAN REGIMES. Adopting Banfield & Wilson's (1963) perspective of city government as a political process, this paper provides an overview and analysis of the power structures--commonly referred to as "urban regimes" within the political science literature--in American city governments. Traces the evolution of urban regimes throughout American history, considering the pre-1840 period of elitism, the 19th and early 20th century era of "machine" politics and ethnic affiliations; the progressive reform movement of the early 20th century, and the contemporary era of pluralist elitism and interest group politics. Notes the influence of immigration, economic changes, and suburbanization on the urban regime. KEYWORDS: city political structure urban government term paper. APA Style. 14 pages, 15 footnotes, 9 bibliographic sources. 3,462 words. |
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