Does Local Government Matter?: How Urban Policies Shape Civic Engagement

Introduction. Government programs matter: political learning, policy feedbacks, and the policy-centered approach -- The participatory impacts of county government means-tested and universal social programs -- City government and neighborhoods: intentional empowerment and reactionary mobilization -- Community policing: a reform policy for police responsiveness -- City government, economic development incentives, and business influence -- The impact of development incentive policy reform: a case study -- Policy-centered theory and urban programs: community effects in a global context.