However, unlike states and nations, metro economies are primarily defined and shaped by the nature of their economic activity. For example, New York was well known for its financial industry, Boston for its high-tech industry, and Detroit for the automobile industry. Indeed, most major ...
The American public appears to have strong opinions about the major areas that cities spend most of their money on, especially economic and social disparities and infrastructure. How are mayors responding? The US Department of the Treasury recently released data on how cities were spending their fun...
Party: SPDFeldmann is an economist and political scientist; First Jewish mayor of a major German city since WWII. One of the founders of the group Jewish Social Democrats within the Social Democratic Party; 1989 to 2012 served as City Councillor and party deputy Chairman focused on children, ...
This article explores the nature of the relations between the governors and the mayors of major cities in Argentina. The vast majority of the literature assumes that municipal governments in Argentina are weak, and that mayors therefore align with the provincial authorities. This study argues that ...
“So I don’t know why the federal government should be bailing out cities that have just sat back, allowed violence to happen, allowed the radical left to take over entire city blocks of major cities. Imagine some sort of super conservative group, some alt right group … did that to a...
mayor, was instrumental, along with other local activists, in the passage of the first major open housing city ordinance in the United States, threatening to resign his position if equal opportunity wasn’t given. In 1967, he stepped in to quell violence during the Detroit and Flint riots. ...
The U.S. Conference of Mayors has formed a task force on infrastructure aimed at working with President Trump and Congress to develop and pass a major infrastructure package. The Task Force on Infrastructure will be chaired by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who was appointed by the conference...
U.S. cities are limited in their ability to set policy. Can these constraints mute the impact of mayors' partisanship on policy outcomes? We hypothesize th... ER Gerber,DJ Hopkins - 《American Journal of Political Science》 被引量: 230发表: 2011年 Incumbency as the Major Advantage: The El...
Mayors with pro-environmental agendas aren't just popular. I believe they are an important part of the answer to the global challenge of climate change. As ascholarof civil society and environmental policy – this is just one of the positive signs I see not just in American cities, but aro...
Major City Hall shakeup outlined in executive order Elections NYC Mayor Eric Adams unfazed by Lightfoot’s big loss in Chicago New York Adams supporter suing city for discrimination gets nearly $100,000 raise Elections When politicians climb down the ladder ...