Big City Politics in Transition

Introduction - John Clayton Thomas and H V Savitch Big City Politics, Then and Now Boston - Philip L Clay The Incomplete Transformation Philadelphia - Carolyn Teich Adams The Slide Toward Municipal Bankruptcy Chicago - Barbara Ferman Race and Reform Detroit - Wilbur Rich From Motor City to Service Hub St. Louis - Andrew Glassberg Racial Transition and Economic Development Atlanta - Arnold Fleischmann Urban Coalitions in a Suburban Sea Miami - Ronald K Vogel and Genie N L Stowers Minority Empowerment and Regime Change New Orleans - Robert K Whelan and Alma H Young The Ambivalent City Denver - Carter Whitson and Dennis Judd Boosterism versus Growth Houston - Robert E Parker and Joe R Feagin Administration by Economic Elites Los Angeles - Alan L Saltzstein and Raphael J Sonenshein Transformation of a Governing Coalition San Fransisco - Richard E DeLeon Post Materialist Populism in a Global City Seattle - Margaret Gordon et al Grassroots Politics Shaping the Environment Conclusion - H V Savitch and John Clayton Thomas End of the Millenium Big City