Urban Political Economy

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Section 1 Urban Politics and Economic Policy -- 1 Does Politics Matter? -- 2 Transforming Needs into Expenditure Decisions -- 3 Party Influence on Local Spending in Denmark -- 4 Economics, Politics, and Policy in Norwegian Communes -- Section 2 Urban Systems and Public Services -- 5 The Urban System, Politics, and Policy in Belgian Cities -- 6 Central Places and Urban Services -- Section 3 Debts, Cuts, and Crises -- 7 Fiscal Strain and American Cities: Six Basic Processes -- 8 Fiscal Strain in American Cities: Some Limitations on Popular Explanations -- 9 Urban Management and Fiscal Stringency: United States and Britain -- 10 Cities, Capital, and Banks: The Politics of Debt in the U.S.A., U.K., and France -- About the Authors.