During the past two decades, one of the most significant political
and social changes has been the transfer of urban political
leadership from aging ethnic-dominated political machines to
coalitions led by blacks in cities such as Detroit, Los Angeles,
Atlanta, Newark, and New Orleans. Bette Woody's analysis of modern
urban government examines the political transformation of the 1970s
and 1980s in the context of the failures of machine politics,
traditional reforms, and racial policies of the prior two decades.
Also discussed is the rise of neighborhood-based political
coalitions to support black candidates, business elite support that
these new leaders acquired, and the aggressive reform platforms
they developed. In analyzing possibilities and strategies for
current reform Woody focuses on five black mayors of big cities. A
detailed case study of the success and failure of reform during
Kenneth Gibson's administration in Newark reveals the importance of
reorganizing city agencies and tax and budget structures in
successful innovation.
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