civic capacity in communities across the globe Briggs, Xavier de Souza. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. mau Cambridge, Mass MIT Press c2008 2008 monographic eng

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xiii, 374 p. : ill., maps. 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. Xavier de Souza Briggs. Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-357) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Political participation Democratization Community development JF799 .D42 2008eb 321.8 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10240755 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10240755 CaPaEBR 070914 ebr10240755