03049nam 2200625 a 450 991082283050332120200520144314.00-262-26929-51-4356-6534-1(CKB)1000000000538284(OCoLC)646757755(CaPaEBR)ebrary10240755(SSID)ssj0000136534(PQKBManifestationID)11139222(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000136534(PQKBWorkID)10084173(PQKB)11128729(StDuBDS)EDZ0000131017(MiAaPQ)EBC3338919(OCoLC)252074802(OCoLC)961537713(OCoLC)962604863(OCoLC)966219435(OCoLC)1037938333(OCoLC)1038683280(OCoLC)1045510610(OCoLC)1055340382(OCoLC)1062913954(OCoLC)1081212177(OCoLC-P)252074802(MaCbMITP)7882(Au-PeEL)EBL3338919(CaPaEBR)ebr10240755(OCoLC)252074802(EXLCZ)99100000000053828420070914d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrDemocracy as problem solving civic capacity in communities across the globe /Xavier de Souza BriggsCambridge, Mass. MIT Pressc20081 online resource (389 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-262-02641-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-357) and index.Introduction -- Democracy and public problems -- Managing urban growth : the problem and its civics -- Rethinking the American West : a civic intermediary and the movement for "quality growth" in Utah -- The grassroots-to-grasstops dynamic : slum redevelopment and accountability in Mumbai -- The civics of economic restructuring -- The hyper-organized region : leading the next "new economy" in Pittsburgh -- Progressive regionalism and entrepreneurial government : democratization and competitive restructuring in the greater ABC, Brazil -- Leading change in child and youth well-being -- From the ballot box to better results : cross-sector accountability in the San Francisco children's movement -- Rights, conflict, and civic capacity : meeting the needs of poor children and families in postapartheid Cape Town -- Conclusion.Case studies from around the world and theoretical discussion show how the capacity to act collectively on local problems can be developed, strengthening democracy while changing social and economic outcomes.Political participationDemocratizationCommunity developmentPolitical participation.Democratization.Community development.321.8Briggs Xavier de Souza1623832MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822830503321Democracy as problem solving3958471UNINA