{"product_id":"comparative-civic-culture-by-laura-a-reese-9781409436546","title":"Comparative Civic Culture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quest for a theoretical framework for understanding urban policy-making has been a recurring focus of research into local governments. Civic culture is a means for understanding how municipal policy-makers weigh the interests of different groups, govern the local community, frame local goals, engage in decision-making, and ultimately select and implement public policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile it seems that culture 'matters' in local policy-making, how to measure culture in a valid and replicable fashion presents a significant challenge which the authors address in this book. They present their findings of a large multi-city research project to explore the nature of civic culture in cities in the US and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe focus of their analysis is on three overarching 'systems': the community power system, the community value system, and the community decision-making system. The authors address a number of questions around the nature of civic culture and the relationships between the three systemic elements of civic culture, to refine and apply a more sophisticated theory of urban policy-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComparative Civic Culture\u003c\/em\u003e by Laura A. Reese and Raymond A. Rosenfeld offers insightful exploration into these themes, contributing significantly to the understanding of urban policy structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605250523372,"sku":"9781409436546","price":353.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781409436546-comparative-civic-culture.jpg?v=1778128716","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/comparative-civic-culture-by-laura-a-reese-9781409436546","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}