Guides students through the politics of urban management-doing less with more while managing conflict, delivering goods and services, responding to federal and state mandates, adapting to changing demographics, and coping with economic and budgetary challenges.

This collection of nonpartisan and thoroughly researched reports looks at 12 hot-button issues focused on urban politics and policy written by award-winning CQ Researcher journalists

This book examines the evolving structure of political power in American cities revealing how changes in society relate to the global and national economy, immigration and internal migration, racial and ethnic transition, and how technological advances affect city politics.