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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Briggs, Xavier de Souza.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation.

Democratization.

Community development.

Physical Description:

xiii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2008]

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-357) and index.

ISBN:

9780262026413

0262026414

9780262524858

0262524856

OCLC:

173243759