Urban Elites and Mass Transportation

Urban Elites and Mass Transportation
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 246
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ISBN-10 : 9781400857456
ISBN-13 : 1400857457
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Book Synopsis Urban Elites and Mass Transportation by : J. Allen Whitt

Download or read book Urban Elites and Mass Transportation written by J. Allen Whitt and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an unusually systematic approach to the study of urban politics, this study compares three different models of political power to see which can best explain the development of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System in San Francisco and the attempts of Los Angeles to build a comparable system. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.


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