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02923aam a2200421 i 4500 001 B426BBE4B0F211E4ADA758E4DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150210010111 008 130912s2013 miua b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2013020523 020 $a 0472119028 (hardback) 020 $a 9780472119028 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)844308431 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d EYM $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d ZCU $d COO $d CDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-mn $a n-us-in $a n-us-mn 050 00 $a JS331 $b .K73 2013 050 00 $a JS331 $b .K73 2013 084 $a POL040040 $a SOC026030 $a POL040040 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Kraus, Neil, $d 1968- 245 10 $a Majoritarian cities : $b policy making and inequality in urban politics / $c Neil Kraus. 264 1 $a Ann Arbor : $b University of Michigan Press, $c [2013] 300 $a x, 274 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Neil Kraus evaluates both the influence of public opinion on local policy-making and the extent to which public policy addresses economic and social inequalities. Drawing on several years of fieldwork and multiple sources of data, including surveys and polls; initiatives, referenda, and election results; government documents; focus groups; interviews; and a wide assortment of secondary sources, Kraus presents case studies of two Midwestern cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Gary, Indiana. Specifically, he focuses on several major policy decisions in recent decades concerning education, law enforcement, and affordable housing in Minneapolis; and education and riverboat casino development in Gary. Kraus finds that, on these issues, local officials frequently take action that reflects public opinion, yet the resulting policies often fail to meet the needs of the disadvantaged or ameliorate the effects of concentrated poverty. In light of citizens' current attitudes, he concludes that if patterns of inequality are to be more effectively addressed, scholars and policymakers must transform the debate about the causes and effects of inequality in urban and metropolitan settings"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Local government $z United States $x Public opinion. 650 0 $a Metropolitan government $z United States $x Public opinion. 650 0 $a Municipal services $z United States $x Public opinion. 650 0 $a Metropolitan government $z United States. 650 0 $a Public opinion $z United States. 650 0 $a Urban policy $z United States. 650 0 $a Metropolitan government $z Gary $z Gary $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Metropolitan government $z Minneapolis $z Minneapolis $v Case studies. 655 7 $a Case studies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423765. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826085222.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20150210011748.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B426BBE4B0F211E4ADA758E4DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search