Democracy as problem solving : civic capacity in communities across the globe / / Xavier de Souza Briggs

• Autore: Briggs Xavier de Souza
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (389 p.)
• Disciplina: 321.8
• Soggetto topico: Political participation; Democratization; Community development
• Soggetto non controllato: SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/General
• 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.: 9910782112903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II