A contribution worthy of careful scrutiny. First, the authors highlight an important aspect of design so often ignored-they distinguish between Anglo-American and Continental democracies. Second, they provide critical perspectives on the often ignored psychological dimensions that forge a public's commitment to and support for those responsible for securing economic growth and prosperity.-- "Choice"
Think of the 1970s, and images may include 'gas lines, ' 'plant closures, ' 'stagfration, ' 'unemployment, ' and an 'energy crisis.' The significance of this unlucky decade was in what it interrupted: the most prosperous period in Western history. The economic upheaval ran against the decades-long assumption of a continually expanding economy under the management of good state policy. . . . The articles in Economic Decline and Political Change are well grounded theoretically and well researched. The book's case studies, showing how 'political change' occurs in a climate of economic crisis, are a welcome addition to current political economy literature.-- "Journal of the American Planning Association"
This is an eminently informative and highly accessible collection of essays which offers a diversity of analytical approaches to the study of the relationships between the polity and the economy in the United States, Great Britain and Canada.-- "Governance"