Description:
The softcover has slight curl, back cover bottom corner with small bend and very light edgewear. Binding is tight, text block pages are clear of marks/like new. Includes a map and many tables, Methodology Appendix, Notes, and Index.According to the book's writeup: the author "takes a close look at how "new economy" firms in "quality of life" cities interact with local political structures, finding that they are both more liberal and more detached than their traditional counterparts. This new global economy has created communities whose politics are more democratic, but also more tenuous and unstable."