The Calculus of Coalitions

Cities, Suburbs, and the Metropolitan Agenda

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6404783
AutoresMargaret Weir (University of California, Berkeley), Harold Wolman (0000-0001-9941-0218, George Washington University), Todd Swanstrom (0000-0001-7731-1956, Saint Louis University)
Ano2005
Volume40
Fascículo6
Páginas730-760
Data de publicação2005-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoUrban Affairs Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1078087405276200
OpenAlexW2022450775
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas48
Referências citadas12

Reductions in federal urban assistance and devolution have made cities increasingly reliant on their state governments at a time when cities have lost political strength in state legislatures. This article identifies three types of coalitions that historically supported cities: party-imposed coalitions, interest-based coalitions, and governor-brokered coalitions. It shows how institutional, demographic, and economic changes have made these legislative coalitions less reliable. The article then considers prospects for constructing new city-suburban legislative coalitions. It argues that institutional constraints have limited the scope of preferences expressed by city and suburban legislators. The article concludes that prospects for city-suburban coalitions will depend on new issue definitions, institutional rules, and organizations that help city and suburban legislators redefine their policy preferences

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