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Autore: |
Briggs Xavier de Souza
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Titolo: |
Democracy as problem solving : civic capacity in communities across the globe / / Xavier de Souza Briggs
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Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina: | 321.8 |
Soggetto topico: | Political participation |
Democratization | |
Community development | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-357) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Democracy as problem solving ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-262-26929-5 |
1-4356-6534-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910822830503321 |
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