{"product_id":"the-city-at-stake-secession-reform-and-the-battle-for-los-angeles-9780691126036","title":"The City at Stake  Secession Reform and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTells the dramatic story of how the nation's second-largest city completed a major reform of its government in the face of a deeply threatening movement for secession by the San Fernando Valley. The afterword by the author analyzes the 2005 election of Los Angeles's first modern Latino mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Los Angeles owes much to Raphael J. Sonenshein, a pioneering scholar of this city whose serious study has spurred interest in its dense, subtle politics and government... The ... professor's book ... chronicles with precision the events of the mid- to late-1990s, as Los Angeles debated its future in the context of a complicated overhauling of its city charter. And Sonenshein writes not just as an observer but also as a participant: He served as executive director of one of two charter commissions that led that ambitious and difficult reform effort.\"--Jim Newton, Los Angeles Times \"This is a thorough survey of the intricacies of politics in a city long reputed to lack coherent political organization and governance. It further shows how constructive coalitions can be built across ethnic and cultural lines by civic entrepreneurs and produce beneficial reforms.\"--Choice \"Sonenshein's detailed and empirical study is a useful and refreshing antidote, and when paired alongside his 1993 book, Politics in Black and White, serves as the definitive account of the city's political history since the 1970s... Sonenshein's careful study of political power in Los Angeles reminds us of the importance of urban leadership in the shaping of cities, and of the likelihood that Los Angeles politics will be increasingly dynamic and unpredictable in the future.\"--Richard M. Flanagan, Perspectives on Politics \"Not only does this book examine an important political shift in the nation's second largest city, but it also serves as a quasi-memoir, as the author was at the center of the debate as it was taking place.\"--Journal of Urban Affairs \"A lively, detailed, yet academic book. I imagine reading it would prove instructive for all those involved in or concerned with public administration and public policy, particularly at the municipal level--and particularly in terms of building coalitions.\"--David Hodgkinson, Law Society Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps ix  List of Tables xi  Preface: Reform under the Gun xiii  Acknowledgments xix  PART ONE: The Dynamics of Urban Reform  CHAPTER ONE  The Politics of Reform: The New Institutionalism Meets the New Diversity 3  CHAPTER TWO  Studying Los Angeles Politics 14  PART TWO: The Roots of Los Angeles Charter Reform  CHAPTER THREE  Reform, Los Angeles Style 29  CHAPTER FOUR  Richard Riordan and Conservative Reform 57  CHAPTER FIVE  Valley Secession and the Suburban Revolt 72  CHAPTER SIX  Charter Reform: The Cure for Secession? 84  PART THREE: The Battle over the Charter  CHAPTER SEVEN  The 1997 Municipal Elections and the Politics of Charter Reform 95  CHAPTER EIGHT  The Charter Reform Commissions 104  CHAPTER NINE  The Inside Game: Mayoral Authority 110  CHAPTER TEN  The Inside Game: Police Reform 123  CHAPTER ELEVEN  The Outside Game: The Politics of Participation 130  PART FOUR: The Unified Charter  CHAPTER TWELVE  The Creation of the Unified Charter 151  CHAPTER THIRTEEN  The Fall and Rise of the Unified Charter 163  CHAPTER FOURTEEN  The Campaign for the Unified Charter 185  PART FIVE: The Battle over Secession  CHAPTER FIFTEEN  Implementation 209  CHAPTER SIXTEEN  The 2001 Municipal Elections 215  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN  The Vote on Secession 227  PART SIX: The Future of Urban Reform  CHAPTER EIGHTEEN  Toward a Reform Regime: Governing Postsecession Los Angeles 241  CHAPTER NINETEEN  Conclusions and Implications: Reform, Twenty-First-Century Style 251  APPENDIX ONE  Summary of the Charter Proposal 267  APPENDIX TWO  Using Ecological Inference Model to Verify Results 275  Bibliography 279  Index 293","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403741929815,"sku":"9780691126036","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691126036.jpg?v=1730484414","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-city-at-stake-secession-reform-and-the-battle-for-los-angeles-9780691126036","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}