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" Democracy as problem solving : "
Xavier de Souza Briggs.
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BL
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1001742
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b756112
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Briggs, Xavier de Souza.
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Democracy as problem solving : : civic capacity in communities across the globe /\ Xavier de Souza Briggs.
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Cambridge, Mass. :: MIT Press,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (xiii, 374 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0262269295
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: 1435665341
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: 9780262269292
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: 9781435665347
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0262026414
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0262524856
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9780262026413
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9780262524858
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-357) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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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.
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Community development.
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Democratization.
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Political participation.
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Community development.
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Democratization.
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Political participation.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Ideologies-- Democracy.
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321.8
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JF799.D42 2008eb
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