Democracy as problem solving civic capacity in communities across the globe /

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Briggs, Xavier de Souza
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • 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.