The Sustaining Hand Community Leadership and Corporate Power?Second Edition, Revised |
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Author:
| Jones, Bryan D. Bachelor, Lynn W. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7006-0599-6 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1993 |
Publisher: | University Press of Kansas
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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this book seeks to uncover the linkages between business leaders (motivated by profit) and political decision makers (motivated by electoral gain) by examining the responses of public officials in three Michigan "auto cities"--Detroit, Flint, and Pontiac--to plant-location choices made by General Motors and Chrysler. Throughout, the authors focus on three issues--the relationship between the local industrial economy and the local political system, the structure of urban politics, and...
More Descriptionthis book seeks to uncover the linkages between business leaders (motivated by profit) and political decision makers (motivated by electoral gain) by examining the responses of public officials in three Michigan "auto cities"--Detroit, Flint, and Pontiac--to plant-location choices made by General Motors and Chrysler. Throughout, the authors focus on three issues--the relationship between the local industrial economy and the local political system, the structure of urban politics, and the degree of independence of political decision makers in urban affairs.