Urban Policy – Pol 3422 Fall 2006

Prof. Alan DiGaetano

Dept. of Political Science – 5-277

Phone: 646-312-4417

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SYLLABUS

This course is designed to explain the urban policy making process in the United States. The course first introduces students to some basic concepts and theoretical perspectives used in the analysis of urban policy making. The remainder of the course examines five specific urban policy areas, including fiscal, education, economic development, poverty, and planning. Second, the political-economic context of urban policy making is discussed.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

There will be two writing assignments and two exams. Written assignments include a short analytical paper and the other is case study of urban policy making. Students will also take mid-term and final examinations.

COURSE READINGS

Packet of readings, available at Copy Specialist, 44 East 21st Street (212-533-7560).

INTRODUCTION

What is Urban Policy?

THE STUDY OF URBAN POLICY MAKING

Urban Regime Analysis:

Stone, Clarence. 2005. Looking Back to Look Forward: Reflections on Urban Regime Analysis. Urban Affairs Review 40: 309-341.

Structural and Cultural Analyses:

Clark, Terry Nichols, Richard Lloyd, Kenneth Wong, and Pushpam Jain. 2002. Amenities Drive Urban Growth. Journal of Urban Affairs Vol. 24, No. 5: 493-515.

THE INTERGOVENMENTAL ENVIRONMENT

Rich, Richard. Chapter 2: Intergovernmental Environment. In Cities, Politics, and Policy: A Comparative Analysis, edited by John P. Pelissero. Washington D.C.: CQ Press.

Barnes, William R. 2005. Beyond Federal Urban PolicyUrban Affairs Review

40: 575-589.

URBAN FISCAL POLICY

Overview of Urban Fiscal Policy

Judd, Dennis and Todd Swanstrom. 2006. Chapter 12: City Finances and the Dynamics of Growth. City Politics: Private Power and Public Policy (Fourth Edition). New York, NY: Pearson-Longman.

The Politics of Fiscal Policy Making

Peterson, Paul E. 1981. Excerpt from City Limits. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Barbara Coyle McCabe and Richard C. Feiock. 2005. Nested Levels of Institutions: State Rules and City Property Taxes. Urban Affairs Review 40: 634-654.

URBAN EDUCATION POLICY

Overview of Education Policy Making:

Wong, Kenneth. 2003. Chapter 12: School Reform. In Cities, Politics, and Policy: A Comparative Analysis, edited by John P. Pelissero. Washington D.C.: CQ Press.

The Politics of Urban Education Reform

Stone, Clarence. 2001. Civic Capacity and Urban Education. Urban Affairs Review Vol. 36, No. 5 (May): 595-619.

Henig, Jeffrey R., and Wilbur C. Rich. 2004. Chapter One: Mayor-centrism in Context. In Mayors in the Middle: Politics, Race, and Mayoral Control of Urban Schools. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Henig, Jeffrey R., and Wilbur C. Rich. 2004. Chapter Ten: Concluding Observations: Governance Structure as a Tool, Not a Solution. Mayors in the Middle: Politics, Race, and Mayoral Control of Urban Schools. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

*Midterm Examination*

URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY

Overview of Economic Development Policies:

Bingham. 2003. Economic Development. In Cities, Politics, and Policy: A Comparative Analysis ,edited by John P. Pelissero. Washington D.C.: CQ Press.

The Politics of Downtown Development

Judd, Dennis R., and Todd Swanstrom. 2006. Chapter 13: Reviving the Central Cities. City Politics: Private Power and Public Policy (Fourth Edition). New York, NY: Pearson-Longman.

Turner, Robyn S. 2002. The Politics of Design and Development in the Postmodern Downtown. Journal of Urban Affairs Vol. 24, No. 5: 533-548.

Living Wage Policies

Tanner, Jane. 2005. Living Wage Movement. In Urban Issues: Selections from the CQ Researcher. 2nd Edition. Washington D. C.: CQ Press. (Originally published in the CQ Researcher 2002).

Bartik, Timothy J. 2004. Thinking About Local Living Wage Requirements. Urban Affairs Review Vol. 40, No. 2 (November): 269-299.

Adams, Scott, and David Neumark. 2004. The Economic Effects of Living Wage Laws: A Provisional Review. Urban Affairs Review Vol. 40, No. 2 (May): 210-245.

URBAN ANTI-POVERTY POLICY

The Politics of Community Development

Vidal, Avis C., and W. Dennis Keating. 2004. Community Development: Current Issues and Emerging Challenges. Journal of Urban Affairs Vol. 26, No. 2: 125-137.

Capraro, James F. 2004. Community Organizing + Community Development = Community Transformation. Journal of Urban Affairs Vol. 26, No. 2: 151-161.

Ferman, Barbara. 1996. Chapters 1 and 8: Toward a Conservative Progressivism? Challenging the Growth Machine: Neighborhood Politics in Chicago and Pittsburgh. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas.

Martin, Issac. Do Living Wage Policies Diffuse? Urban Affairs Review Vol. 41, No. 5 (May): 710-719.

URBAN PLANNING

Overview of Managing Urban Development

Judd, Dennis R., and Todd Swanstrom. 2006. Chapter 11: Urban Sprawl and Regional Governance. City Politics: Private Power and Public Policy (Fifth Edition). New York, NY: Pearson-Longman.

The Politics of Managing Urban Development

Cooper, Mary H. 2005. Smart Growth. Urban Issues (Second Edition). Washington D. C.: CQ Press.

Gerber, Elisabeth R., and Justin H. Phillips. 2005. Evaluating the Effects of Direct Democracy on Public Policy: California’s Urban Growth Boundaries. American Political Research Vol. 33 No. 2 (March): 310-330.

*Final Examination*

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