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100 1 _aDe Souza Briggs, Xavier N
245 1 0 _aDemocracy as problem solving :
_bcivic capacity in communities across the globe /
_cXavier de Souza Briggs.
260 _aCambridge, Mass. :
_bMIT,
_c2008.
300 _axiii, 374 p. :
_bil., mapas ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [333]-357) e índice.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- 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.
650 0 _aPolitical participation
650 4 _aParticipación política
650 0 _aDemocratization
650 4 _aDemocratización
650 0 _aCommunity development
650 4 _aDesarrollo comunitario
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