The uneven distribution of urban services has been the subject of debate in the urban studies literature, and yet no consensus has been reached upon its determinants. This article reexamines this puzzle by looking at variation in post-Hurricane Katrina building permit issuance in New Orleans. Focusing on the potential effect of civic competence on urban service delivery patterns, I test a hypothesis that the number of building permits and the speed of permit issuance are positively associated with the degree of community participation in local politics. Results indicate that local political participation not only contributes to increasing the number of permits but also facilitates the permit issuance process.Ever since Harold Lasswell posed the classic question of "Who gets what, when, and how?" scholars in the urban studies field have tried to identify how public resources are distributed in a city, and why the distribution is uneven
This manuscript reviews Paul Peterson’s new book, Saving Schools: From Horace Mann to Virtual Learning. It summarizes main points of the book and offers some thoughts on the vailidity of Peterson’s argument, and concludes with potential questions that will inspire further researchers on education policy.
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