The years shortly after the end of World War II saw the beginnings of a new kind of community that blended the characteristics of suburbia with those of the central city. Over the decades these "edge cities" have become permanent features of the regional landscape. This text charts the emergence of these areas and explains why and how they developed. The book describes the adaptation of traditional units of government to the ideals and demands of the changing world along the metropolitan fringe. It shows how these post ...
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The years shortly after the end of World War II saw the beginnings of a new kind of community that blended the characteristics of suburbia with those of the central city. Over the decades these "edge cities" have become permanent features of the regional landscape. This text charts the emergence of these areas and explains why and how they developed. The book describes the adaptation of traditional units of government to the ideals and demands of the changing world along the metropolitan fringe. It shows how these post-suburban municipalities had to fashion a government that perpetuated the ideals of small-scale village life and yet, at the same time, provided for a large tax base to pay for needed municipal services. The author follows six counties that were among the pioneers of the post-suburban world: Suffolk and Nassau counties in New York; Oakland county, Michigan; DuPage county, Illinois; Saint Louis county, Missouri; and Orange County, California. Although county governments took on new co-ordinating functions, the text conlcudes, the many municipalities along the metropolitan fringe continued to retain their independence and authority. Underlying this balance of power was the persistent adherence to the long-standing suburban tradition of grassroots rule. Despite changes in the economy and appearance of the metropolitan fringe, this ideology retained its appeal among post-suburban voters, who rebelled at the prospect of thorough centralization of authority. Thus the fringe may have appeared post-suburban, but traditional suburban attitudes continued to influence the course of governmental development.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; First Printing with full number line. Very good hardcover with DJ, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, otherwise text very good. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and jacket also very good. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.