How do cities innovate in the face of fiscal austerity? Based on survey data from the Fiscal Austerity and Innovation Project this book reassesses theories of political leadership and government decisionmaking, exploring how various cities have made innovations over the past decade and reviewing 33 specific strategies. The turbulence of the past two decades is critical in reshaping our ways of thinking about how governments work.How do cities innovate in the face of fiscal austerity? Based on survey data from the Fiscal Austerity and Innovation Project this book reassesses theories of political leadership and government decisionmaking, exploring how various cities have made innovations over the past decade and reviewing 33 specific strategies. The turbulence of the past two decades is critical in reshaping our ways of thinking about how governments work.Introduction: Turbulence and Innovation in Urban America - Terry Nichols Clark PART ONE: OLD CLEAVAGES AND NEW LEADERS Race and Class versus the New Political Culture - Terry Nichols Clark Containing Cleavages - Rowan A Miranda Parties and Other Hierarchies PART TWO: MAKING FUNDAMENTAL POLICY CHOICES The Antigrowth Machine - Terry Nichols Clark and Edward G Goetz Can City Government Control, Limit or Manage Growth Growth and Decline of City Government - Rowan A Miranda and Norman Walzer PART THREE: COPING IN LEAN YEARS II: MAKING FUNDAMENTAL POLICY CHANGES Cuts, Cultures, and City Limits in Reagan's New Federalism - Cal Clark and Oliver Walter Contracting Out - Rowan A Miranda A Solution with Limits Innovations That Work - Terry Nichols Clark A Menu of Strategies
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