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Overview

A brief and well-written analysis, by an insider, of the attempts -- mostly failures -- of academics and other consultants to provide useful advice to officials of city government during the "urban crisis" of the 1970s and '80s. Though grounded in the experience of two decades ago, the book formulates lessons of permanent relevance to anyone seeking to "speak truth to power."
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Overview

A brief and well-written analysis, by an insider, of the attempts -- mostly failures -- of academics and other consultants to provide useful advice to officials of city government during the "urban crisis" of the 1970s and '80s. Though grounded in the experience of two decades ago, the book formulates lessons of permanent relevance to anyone seeking to "speak truth to power."

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780595177875
  • Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 1/1/1981
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 173
  • Sales rank: 917,207
  • Product dimensions: 5.48 (w) x 8.28 (h) x 0.48 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Chapter 1 Where the Action Was 3
Chapter 2 Attempts to Advise 17
Chapter 3 Of All Men Least Fitted 57
Chapter 4 Contrary Evidence 71
Chapter 5 What Have We Learned? 128
Notes 161
Index 167
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