{"product_id":"1566391512","title":"Urban Leviathan: Mexico City in the Twentieth Century","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eWhy, Diane Davis Asks, Has Mexico City, Once Known As The City Of Palaces, Turned Into A Sea Of People, Poverty, And Pollution? Through Historical Analysis Of Mexico City, Davis Identifies Political Actors Responsible For The Uncontrolled Industrialization Of Mexico's Economic And Social Center, Its Capital City. This Narrative Biography Takes A Perspective Rarely Found In Studies Of Third-world Urban Development: Davis Demonstrates How And Why Local Politics Can Run Counter To Rational Politics, Yet Become Enmeshed, Spawning Ineffective Policies That Are Detrimental To The City And The Nation. The Competing Social And Economic Demand Of The Working Poor And Middle Classes And The Desires Of Mexico's Ruling Partido Revolucionario Institutional (pri) Have Led To Gravely Diminished Services, Exorbitant Infrastructural Expenditures, And Counter-productive Use Of Geographic Space. Though Mexico City's Urban Transport System Has Evolved Over The Past Seven Decades From Trolley To Bus To Metro (subway), It Fails To Meet The Needs Of The Population, Despite Its Costliness, And Is Indicative Of The City's Disastrous And Ill-directed Overdevelopment. Examining The Political Forces Behind The Thwarted Attempts To Provide Transportation In The Downtown And Sprawling Outer Residential Areas, Davis Analyzes The Maneuverings Of Local And National Politicians, Foreign Investors, Middle Classes, Agency Bureaucrats, And Various Factions Of The Pri. Looking To Mexico's Future, Davis Concludes That Growing Popular Dissatisfaction And Frequent Urban Protests Demanding Both Democratic Reform And Administrative Autonomy In The Capital City Suggest An Unstable Future For Corporatist Politics And The Pri's Centralized One-party Government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmericas\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eMexico\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eSocial Sciences\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eUrban\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Davis, Diane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Temple University Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 422\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781566391511\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":49396170719422,"sku":"1566391512-3","price":20.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":49606043631806,"sku":"1566391512-4","price":31.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71NNLl9sVWL.jpg?v=1792690600","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/1566391512","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}