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Democratic destiny and the District of Columbia : federal politics and public policy / edited by Ronald Walters and Toni-Michelle Travis.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Home rule--Washington (D.C.).
- Home rule.
- Washington (D.C.)--Politics and government--1995-.
- Washington (D.C.).
- Washington (D.C.)--Politics and government--1967-1995.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (293 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume conveys a critique of the mayors of Washington, D.C since 1968 and an analysis of public policies that have confronted D.C. since congress granted limited Home Rule. This analysis of public policy problems and assessment of contemporary mayors should be of interest across disciplines-political science, urban studies and public policy.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter 1. Introduction: An Administered System of Government; POLITICS; Chapter 2. Home Rule for the District of Columbia; Chapter 3. Walter Washington: Mayor of the Last Colony; Chapter 4. Marion Barry, Jr.: A Politician for the Times; Chapter 5. Sharon Pratt Kelly: The Reform Mayor; Chapter 6. The High Tide of Pragmatic Black Politics: Mayor Anthony Williams and the Suppression of Black Interests; PUBLIC POLICY; Chapter 7. The Mayor as the Head School Master
- Chapter 8. Can Washington, D.C., Youth Speak? Youth, Education, and Race in the Political Socialization ProcessChapter 9. Banished: Housing Policy in the District of Columbia and the Struggle of Working Families; Chapter 10. Democracy and Its Impact on Rehabilitative Resources in the District of Columbia; Chapter 11. The Dynamics of Poverty in the District of Columbia; Chapter 12. Communicating Liberation in Washington, D.C.; Chapter 13. Conclusion; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-49591-7
- 9786612495915
- 0-7391-4435-9
- OCLC:
- 609533546
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