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- catalog abstract ""By exploring and comparing North America's, Russia's, and Japan's "second cities"--Chicago, Moscow, and Osaka - Second Metropolis discloses the extent to which social fragmentation, frequently viewed as an obstacle to democratic development, actually fostered a "pragmatic pluralism" that nurtured pluralistic public policies. Such policies are explored through six case studies - the politics of street railways and charter reform in Chicago, adult education and housing in Moscow, and harbor revitalization and poverty alleviation in Osaka - that illustrate how even those with massive political and economic power were stymied by the complexity of their communities. Chicago, Moscow, and Osaka, although the products of very different nations and cultures, nonetheless shared an important experience of inclusive politics during an era of extraordinary growth and social diversity. The success of all three cities, which went well beyond mere survival, rested on a distinctive political resource: pragmatic pluralism."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12142432.
- catalog coverage "Chicago (Ill.) Politics and government.".
- catalog coverage "Moscow (Russia) Politics and government.".
- catalog coverage "Osaka (Japan) Politics and government.".
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""By exploring and comparing North America's, Russia's, and Japan's "second cities"--Chicago, Moscow, and Osaka - Second Metropolis discloses the extent to which social fragmentation, frequently viewed as an obstacle to democratic development, actually fostered a "pragmatic pluralism" that nurtured pluralistic public policies. Such policies are explored through six case studies - the politics of street railways and charter reform in Chicago, adult education and housing in Moscow, and harbor revitalization and poverty alleviation in Osaka - that illustrate how even those with massive political and economic power were stymied by the complexity of their communities.".
- catalog description "Chicago, Moscow, and Osaka, although the products of very different nations and cultures, nonetheless shared an important experience of inclusive politics during an era of extraordinary growth and social diversity. The success of all three cities, which went well beyond mere survival, rested on a distinctive political resource: pragmatic pluralism."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-449) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: From Hegemony to Pragmatic Pluralism -- Three Industrial Giants -- Porkopolis -- Russia's Calico Heart -- Kitchen of the Country -- Tales of Success and Excess -- Transit Tussles -- Educating Moscow's Workers -- Prosperity's Harbor -- Riots and Revolution -- Charter Failure -- The Worst-Housed City in Europe -- Poverty and Riots -- Successful Pragmatic Pluralists: The Practice of Politics without Hegemony -- The Practice of Pragmatic Pluralism: The City, Transitional Capitalism, and the Meaning of Moscow.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 464 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521801796 (hardback)".
- catalog isPartOf "Woodrow Wilson Center series".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "[Washington, D.C.] : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Chicago (Ill.) Politics and government.".
- catalog spatial "Illinois Chicago.".
- catalog spatial "Japan Osaka.".
- catalog spatial "Moscow (Russia) Politics and government.".
- catalog spatial "Osaka (Japan) Politics and government.".
- catalog spatial "Russia (Federation) Moscow.".
- catalog subject "307.1/2 21".
- catalog subject "City planning Illinois Chicago.".
- catalog subject "City planning Japan Osaka.".
- catalog subject "City planning Russia (Federation) Moscow.".
- catalog subject "HT169.R82 M655 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: From Hegemony to Pragmatic Pluralism -- Three Industrial Giants -- Porkopolis -- Russia's Calico Heart -- Kitchen of the Country -- Tales of Success and Excess -- Transit Tussles -- Educating Moscow's Workers -- Prosperity's Harbor -- Riots and Revolution -- Charter Failure -- The Worst-Housed City in Europe -- Poverty and Riots -- Successful Pragmatic Pluralists: The Practice of Politics without Hegemony -- The Practice of Pragmatic Pluralism: The City, Transitional Capitalism, and the Meaning of Moscow.".
- catalog title "Second metropolis : pragmatic pluralism in Gilded Age Chicago, Silver Age Moscow, and Meiji Osaka / Blair A. Ruble.".
- catalog type "text".