Democracy as Problem Solving - Table of Contents

September 2008
6 x 9, 400 pp., 13 illus.
$28.00/£20.95 (PAPER)
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ISBN-10:
0-262-52485-6
ISBN-13:
978-0-262-52485-8

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Democracy as Problem Solving
Civic Capacity in Communities Across the Globe
Xavier de Souza Briggs

	Preface and Acknowledgments Sample Chapter - Download PDF (75 KB)	ix

I	Foundations	1

1	Introduction Sample Chapter - Download PDF (140 KB)	3

2	Democracy and Public Problems	27

II	Managing Urban Growth	47

3	Managing Urban Growth The Problem and Its Civics	49

4	Rethinking the American West A Civic Intermediary and the Movement for "Quality Growth" in Utah	63

5	The Grassroots-to-Grasstops Dynamic Slum Redevelopment and Accountability in Mumbai	89

III	Restructuring the Economy	121

6	The Civics of Economic Restructuring	123

7	The Hyper-organized Region Leading the Next "New Economy" in Pittsburgh	143

8	Progressive Regionalism and Entrepreneurial Government Democratization and Competitive Restructuring in the Greater ABC, Brazil	185

IV	Investing in the Next Generation	219

9	Leading Change in Child and Youth Well-Being	221

10	From the Ballot Box to Better Results Cross-Sector Accountability in the San Francisco Children's Movement	231

11	Rights, Conflict, and Civic Capacity Meeting the Needs of Poor Children and Families in Postapartheid Cape Town	257

V	Lessons	295

12	Conclusion	297

	Notes	317

	References	333

	Index Sample Chapter - Download PDF (131 KB)	359

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