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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783949703321

Autore

DeFilippis James.

Titolo

Unmaking Goliath : community control in the face of global capital / / by James DeFilippis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-94361-3

0-203-60394-X

1-135-94362-1

1-280-05442-5

0-203-49991-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Disciplina

330.12/6

Soggetti

Government ownership - United States

Municipal ownership - United States

Collectivism - United States

Local government - United States

Globalization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Understanding capital mobility, the "new urban politics," and local autonomy -- Collective ownership, community control, and community development -- Collective ownership of work -- Collective ownership of housing -- Collective ownership of money.

Sommario/riassunto

Arguing against those who say that our communities are powerless in the face of footloose corporations, DeFilippis considers what localities can do in the face of heightened capital mobility in order to retain autonomy and further social justice.