Peter Eisinger
Biographic Data
| ID | 1045014 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Eisinger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Eisinger |
| SIGNATURE | EISINGER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wayne State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 249 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Theorizing the Death of Cities
Although ancient cities often followed a trajectory of birth, prosperity, decline, and death, modern cities have more commonly exhibited a high degree of resilience. Yet some contemporary cities—notably some of the old industrial cities of the American Midwest—seem on an inexorable course toward death. Our understanding of urban dying and death, however, lacks theoretical elaboration. This essay suggests that an assessment of a city's morbidity c…
Is Detroit Dead
An effective way to understand the slow death of the city of Detroit is through the prism of the course of a terminal disease, tracing the stages of symptom assessment, diagnosis, and curative intervention. This essay explores that notion by taking off from several recent books about Detroit’s catastrophic decline that employ the language of urban morbidity and mortality to describe the city’s condition. Urban death is a function of the withering…
Political Branding in Cities
Business as usual
Imperfect Federalism
The terror attacks of September 11, 2001, posed a set of security challenges for the nation's cities that the increasingly decentralized federal system was poorly prepared to meet. Although it was generally agreed that domestic security required a close intergovernmental partnership, strong national leadership and support were lacking in creating and guiding this partnership. To make matters more difficult, political considerations in Congress ge…
Global Competitiveness and Livability
The American City in the Age of Terror
The terror attacks of September 11, 2001, on New York and Washington, D.C., may be seen among other things as assaults on American cities as urban places. It would not be surprising in this light if Americans began to rethink the role and functions of cities in the aftermath of terror. This article explores the early effects of terror on government and policy, the urban economy, and city life. It concludes first that cities have taken on a range …
The Politics of Bread and Circuses
City leaders in the United States devote enormous public resources to the construction of large entertainment projects, including stadiums, convention centers, entertainment districts, and festival malls. Their justification is that such projects will generate economic returns by attracting tourists to the city. Although this economic expectation is tested in the literature, little attention is given to the political and social implications of bu…
City Politics in an Era of Federal Devolution
The author reports on the current status of cities in the devolving federal system and the resulting implications for city politics. In particular, he examines the strength of the fiscal link between the federal government and municipal governments and the implications of growing interest in federal devolution for city government. He concludes by arguing that growing local fiscal and administrative self-reliance create pressures on local politici…
Toward a National Hunger Count
Efforts to measure the incidence of hunger in America have been ongoing since the late 1960s, but researchers have been unable to arrive at a consensus on the magnitude of the problem. In part the issue has been establishing a definition of hunger that is meaningful in the American context of abundance. This has meant moving from an initial preoccupation with malnutrition to an understanding of hunger in terms of perceived food insufficiency and …
Biotechnology and Economic Development
In recent years policymakers in a number of American states have chosen biotechnology as a key element in their economic development efforts. With visions of business growth and new jobs, state officials have targeted biotechnology as an important industry of the future. In this paper we focus on the political dynamics that underlay the choice of biotechnology in eleven states. With those states providing examples, we identify three major models …
Response From Portz and Eisinger
In their respective commentaries Browne and Shelley raise a number of important questions and issues. While each critique has a different perspective and orientation, there is also significant common ground. Our response is organized around four points common in each critique
Do the American States Do Industrial Policy
Although students of American political economy argue that the United States has no industrial policy, this view misses entirely the recent emergence of industrial policies at the state level. An examination of twenty states that have written strategic economic development plans shows that in varying degrees state industrial policies resemble the national industrial policies of France and Japan both in terms of the structure of the underlying eco…
Leon Epstein's Retirement Celebrated
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The Politics of Bread and Circuses
City leaders in the United States devote enormous public resources to the construction of large entertainment projects, including stadiums, convention centers, entertainment districts, and festival malls. Their justification is that such projects will generate economic returns by attracting tourists to the city. Although this economic expectation is tested in the literature, little attention is given to the political and social implications of bu…
City Politics in an Era of Federal Devolution
The author reports on the current status of cities in the devolving federal system and the resulting implications for city politics. In particular, he examines the strength of the fiscal link between the federal government and municipal governments and the implications of growing interest in federal devolution for city government. He concludes by arguing that growing local fiscal and administrative self-reliance create pressures on local politici…
Is Detroit Dead
An effective way to understand the slow death of the city of Detroit is through the prism of the course of a terminal disease, tracing the stages of symptom assessment, diagnosis, and curative intervention. This essay explores that notion by taking off from several recent books about Detroit’s catastrophic decline that employ the language of urban morbidity and mortality to describe the city’s condition. Urban death is a function of the withering…
The American City in the Age of Terror
The terror attacks of September 11, 2001, on New York and Washington, D.C., may be seen among other things as assaults on American cities as urban places. It would not be surprising in this light if Americans began to rethink the role and functions of cities in the aftermath of terror. This article explores the early effects of terror on government and policy, the urban economy, and city life. It concludes first that cities have taken on a range …
Imperfect Federalism
The terror attacks of September 11, 2001, posed a set of security challenges for the nation's cities that the increasingly decentralized federal system was poorly prepared to meet. Although it was generally agreed that domestic security required a close intergovernmental partnership, strong national leadership and support were lacking in creating and guiding this partnership. To make matters more difficult, political considerations in Congress ge…
Do the American States Do Industrial Policy
Although students of American political economy argue that the United States has no industrial policy, this view misses entirely the recent emergence of industrial policies at the state level. An examination of twenty states that have written strategic economic development plans shows that in varying degrees state industrial policies resemble the national industrial policies of France and Japan both in terms of the structure of the underlying eco…
Toward a National Hunger Count
Efforts to measure the incidence of hunger in America have been ongoing since the late 1960s, but researchers have been unable to arrive at a consensus on the magnitude of the problem. In part the issue has been establishing a definition of hunger that is meaningful in the American context of abundance. This has meant moving from an initial preoccupation with malnutrition to an understanding of hunger in terms of perceived food insufficiency and …
Biotechnology and Economic Development
In recent years policymakers in a number of American states have chosen biotechnology as a key element in their economic development efforts. With visions of business growth and new jobs, state officials have targeted biotechnology as an important industry of the future. In this paper we focus on the political dynamics that underlay the choice of biotechnology in eleven states. With those states providing examples, we identify three major models …
Business as usual
Global Competitiveness and Livability
Leon Epstein's Retirement Celebrated
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Do the American States Do Industrial Policy
Although students of American political economy argue that the United States has no industrial policy, this view misses entirely the recent emergence of industrial policies at the state level. An examination of twenty states that have written strategic economic development plans shows that in varying degrees state industrial policies resemble the national industrial policies of France and Japan both in terms of the structure of the underlying eco…
Biotechnology and Economic Development
In recent years policymakers in a number of American states have chosen biotechnology as a key element in their economic development efforts. With visions of business growth and new jobs, state officials have targeted biotechnology as an important industry of the future. In this paper we focus on the political dynamics that underlay the choice of biotechnology in eleven states. With those states providing examples, we identify three major models …
Response From Portz and Eisinger
In their respective commentaries Browne and Shelley raise a number of important questions and issues. While each critique has a different perspective and orientation, there is also significant common ground. Our response is organized around four points common in each critique
Toward a National Hunger Count
Efforts to measure the incidence of hunger in America have been ongoing since the late 1960s, but researchers have been unable to arrive at a consensus on the magnitude of the problem. In part the issue has been establishing a definition of hunger that is meaningful in the American context of abundance. This has meant moving from an initial preoccupation with malnutrition to an understanding of hunger in terms of perceived food insufficiency and …
City Politics in an Era of Federal Devolution
The author reports on the current status of cities in the devolving federal system and the resulting implications for city politics. In particular, he examines the strength of the fiscal link between the federal government and municipal governments and the implications of growing interest in federal devolution for city government. He concludes by arguing that growing local fiscal and administrative self-reliance create pressures on local politici…
The Politics of Bread and Circuses
City leaders in the United States devote enormous public resources to the construction of large entertainment projects, including stadiums, convention centers, entertainment districts, and festival malls. Their justification is that such projects will generate economic returns by attracting tourists to the city. Although this economic expectation is tested in the literature, little attention is given to the political and social implications of bu…
Global Competitiveness and Livability
The American City in the Age of Terror
The terror attacks of September 11, 2001, on New York and Washington, D.C., may be seen among other things as assaults on American cities as urban places. It would not be surprising in this light if Americans began to rethink the role and functions of cities in the aftermath of terror. This article explores the early effects of terror on government and policy, the urban economy, and city life. It concludes first that cities have taken on a range …
Imperfect Federalism
The terror attacks of September 11, 2001, posed a set of security challenges for the nation's cities that the increasingly decentralized federal system was poorly prepared to meet. Although it was generally agreed that domestic security required a close intergovernmental partnership, strong national leadership and support were lacking in creating and guiding this partnership. To make matters more difficult, political considerations in Congress ge…
Business as usual
Political Branding in Cities
Is Detroit Dead
An effective way to understand the slow death of the city of Detroit is through the prism of the course of a terminal disease, tracing the stages of symptom assessment, diagnosis, and curative intervention. This essay explores that notion by taking off from several recent books about Detroit’s catastrophic decline that employ the language of urban morbidity and mortality to describe the city’s condition. Urban death is a function of the withering…
Theorizing the Death of Cities
Although ancient cities often followed a trajectory of birth, prosperity, decline, and death, modern cities have more commonly exhibited a high degree of resilience. Yet some contemporary cities—notably some of the old industrial cities of the American Midwest—seem on an inexorable course toward death. Our understanding of urban dying and death, however, lacks theoretical elaboration. This essay suggests that an assessment of a city's morbidity c…
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