Public policy and community : activism and governance in Texas / edited by Robert H. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilson, Robert Hines, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political planning--Texas--Citizen participation--Case studies.

Political planning.

Poor--Political activity--Texas--Case studies.

Poor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [1997]

Summary:

Six case studies about how low-income citizens have successfully affected public policy.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

1. Community Participation in State and Local Policymaking: Overview of Issues and Methods

2. The Place of Community in Public Policy

3. Communities Organized for Public Service and Neighborhood Revitalization in San Antonio

4. The East Austin Tank Farm Controversy

5. The Indigent Health Care Package

6. School Finance Reform in Texas, 1983-1995

7. Community Organizing for Parental Engagement: The Educational Collaboratives of the Texas Industrial Areas Foundation

8. The Colonias Water Bill: Communities Demanding Change

9. The Changing Role of Communities in Policymaking

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Wilson, Robert H. Public Policy and Community

ISBN:

9780292763524

0292763522

OCLC:

1511483721