an empirical analysis of the determinants of federal aid to cities, 1960-80 The distribution of central state aid to cities Conclusion 5 Urban Decline and the Politicisation of Central-Local Relations in Great Britain development of theoretical understanding of these phenomena based upon empirical analyses and on the basis of such understanding is also concerned with the formulation, evaluation and implementation of relevant urban policies. London, 1986 jAMES SIMMIE 6 The State and the Ciry crisis that can be tolerated in the category of 'welfare cities' which are being abandoned by both private capital and the national state.The book has benefited from careful readings by a number of British and North American scholars. We are particularly appreciative of readings given to all or major portions of the study by Gordon L. The State and the City presents a general theoretical argument about the nature, structure and interests of the state and traces the evolution of the Western state's interests in the viability of cities. It further examines the nature of local states and the extent to which they are autonomous from the national state and from private economic interests. The evidence of this study demonstrates that those who hold and use state power can allow the fate of cities to be determined mainly in the private economy, but that is a matter of public choice rather than iron necessity. ' ... an important and stimulating book.' Michael Goldsmith, University of Salford ' ... a very useful and stimulating contribution to an important debate.' Environmental and Planning Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-6 A Theory of State–City Relations in Western Societies....Pages 7-42 The Autonomy of the Local State in a Period of Fiscal Crisis....Pages 43-73 The Political Salience of Urban Decline: Why and how the State Responds to Urban Change....Pages 74-111 The Political Salience of Urban Crisis in the United States: The Federal Response....Pages 112-149 Urban Decline and the Politicisation of Central—Local Relations in Great Britain....Pages 150-184 Conclusion: Futures for Post-Industrial Cities....Pages 185-208 Back Matter....Pages 209-242 Ted Robert Gurr, Desmond S. King. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
