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

Por: Tipo de material: TextoTextoDetalles de publicación: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT, 2008.Descripción: xiii, 374 p. : il., mapas ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780262026413 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0262026414 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780262524858 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0262524856 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Tema(s): Clasificación LoC:
  • JF 799 D42.2008
Contenidos:
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.
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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.