The shift in the ideological winds toward a "free-market" economy has brought profound effects in urban areas. The Neoliberal City presents an overview of the effect of these changes on today's cities. The term "neoliberalism" was originally used in reference to a set of practices that first-world institutions like the IMF and World Bank impose on third-world countries and cities. The support of unimpeded trade and individual freedoms and the discouragement of state regulation and social spending are the putative centerpieces of this vision. More and more, though, people have come to recognize that first-world cities are undergoing the same processes.
In The Neoliberal City, Jason Hackworth argues that neoliberal policies are in fact having a profound effect on the nature and direction of urbanization in the United States and other wealthy countries, and that much can be learned from studying its effect. He explores the impact that neoliberalism has had on three aspects of urbanization in the United States: governance, urban form, and social movements. The American inner city is seen as a crucial battle zone for the wider neoliberal transition primarily because it embodies neoliberalism's antithesis, Keynesian egalitarian liberalism. Focusing on issues such as gentrification in New York City; public-housing policy in New York, Chicago, and Seattle; downtown redevelopment in Phoenix; and urban-landscape change in New Brunswick, N.J., Hackworth shows us how material and symbolic changes to institutions, neighborhoods, and entire urban regions can be traced in part to the rise of neoliberalism.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Jason Hackworth is Associate Professor of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0801473039
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0801473039
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon0801473039
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0801473039xvz189zvxnew
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0801473039-new
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0801473039
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780801473036
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780801473036
Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Neoliberal City: Governance, Ideology, and Development in American Urbanism 0.75. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780801473036
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2416190190948