The leftmost city : power and progressive politics in Santa Cruz /

The leftmost city : power and progressive politics in Santa Cruz /

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Employs an extended case study of the unique city of Santa Cruz, California, to critique three theories of urban power and show how progressive coalitions can effectively organize to achieve political power.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gendron, Richard
Other Authors:	Domhoff, G. William
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, ©2009.
Subjects:	Political participation > California > Santa Cruz. Political activists > California > Santa Cruz. Coalitions > California > Santa Cruz. Coalitions > Case studies. Progressivism (United States politics) > Case studies. Santa Cruz (Calif.) > Politics and government. Case studies
Online Access:	CONNECT

Table of Contents:

The leftmost city in America
The rise and decline of the Santa Cruz growth coalition
The rebirth and defeat of the Santa Cruz growth coalition
The progressive coalition in power
Shaking up the power structure
Progressives versus progressives over growth and neighborhoods
Fault lines of power: assessing theories of urban power.