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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780861903321

Titolo

Democratic destiny and the District of Columbia [[electronic resource] ] : federal politics and public policy / / edited by Ronald Walters and Toni-Michelle Travis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2010

ISBN

1-282-49591-7

9786612495915

0-7391-4435-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WaltersRonald W

TravisToni-Michelle <1947->

Disciplina

320.9753

330.9753

Soggetti

Home rule - Washington (D.C.)

Washington (D.C.) Politics and government 1995-

Washington (D.C.) Politics and government 1967-1995

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter 1. Introduction: An Administered System of Government; POLITICS; Chapter 2. Home Rule for the District of Columbia; Chapter 3. Walter Washington: Mayor of the Last Colony; Chapter 4. Marion Barry, Jr.: A Politician for the Times; Chapter 5. Sharon Pratt Kelly: The Reform Mayor; Chapter 6. The High Tide of Pragmatic Black Politics: Mayor Anthony Williams and the Suppression of Black Interests; PUBLIC POLICY; Chapter 7. The Mayor as the Head School Master

Chapter 8. Can Washington, D.C., Youth Speak? Youth, Education, and Race in the Political Socialization ProcessChapter 9. Banished: Housing Policy in the District of Columbia and the Struggle of Working Families; Chapter 10. Democracy and Its Impact on Rehabilitative Resources in the District of Columbia; Chapter 11. The Dynamics of Poverty in the District of Columbia; Chapter 12. Communicating Liberation in Washington, D.C.; Chapter 13. Conclusion; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This volume conveys a critique of the mayors of Washington, D.C since



1968 and an analysis of public policies that have confronted D.C. since congress granted limited Home Rule. This analysis of public policy problems and assessment of contemporary mayors should be of interest across disciplines-political science, urban studies and public policy.