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Revisiting the Urban Classics
Author(s) -
Grimshaw William J.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
policy studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1541-0072
pISSN - 0190-292X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1996.tb01626.x
Subject(s) - politics , promotion (chess) , principal (computer security) , inequality , sociology , economic justice , corporate governance , perspective (graphical) , order (exchange) , political science , social justice , positive economics , epistemology , political economy , economics , law , management , philosophy , mathematical analysis , mathematics , finance , artificial intelligence , computer science , operating system
The classic urban pluralist studies are reconceptualized as providing alternative theoretical perspectives. These political order and economic development perspectives exert an enduring influence, as seen in urban regime theory and in Paul Peterson's economistic conception of politics in City Limits. A supplementary theoretical perspective is proposed that addresses the problem of inequality and takes the promotion of social justice as the principal task of urban governance. Reconciling the three perspectives provides a more comprehensive framework for conducting research.