In an effort to counter the argument that cities and communities are always powerless in the face of footloose corporations who think nothing of leaving localities in the lurch, Unmaking Goliath asks two key questions: What can localities do in the face of heightened capital mobility in order to retain an autonomy that furthers egalitarian social justice? And, how do we go about accomplishing this in practical terms? To answer these questions, DeFilippis analyzes four related matters: the feasibility of local autonomy in an era of mobile capital, whether local-control institutions improve the...
In an effort to counter the argument that cities and communities are always powerless in the face of footloose corporations who think nothing of leavi...
In an effort to counter the argument that cities and communities are always powerless in the face of footloose corporations who think nothing of leaving localities in the lurch, Unmaking Goliath asks two key questions: What can localities do in the face of heightened capital mobility in order to retain an autonomy that furthers egalitarian social justice? And, how do we go about accomplishing this in practical terms? To answer these questions, DeFilippis analyzes four related matters: the feasibility of local autonomy in an era of mobile capital, whether local-control institutions improve the...
In an effort to counter the argument that cities and communities are always powerless in the face of footloose corporations who think nothing of leavi...
What do community organizations and organizers do, and what should they do? For the past thirty years politicians, academics, advocates, and activists have heralded community as a site and strategy for social change. In contrast, Contesting Community paints a more critical picture of community work which, according to the authors--in both theory and practice--has amounted to less than the sum of its parts. Their comparative study of efforts in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada describes and analyzes the limits and potential of this work. Covering dozens of...
What do community organizations and organizers do, and what should they do? For the past thirty years politicians, academics, advocates, and activ...
The Community Development Reader is the first comprehensive reader in the past thirty years that brings together practice, theory and critique concerning communities as sites of social change. With chapters written by some of the leading scholars and practitioners in the field, the book presents a diverse set of perspectives on community development. These selections inform the reader about established and emerging community development institutions and practices as well as the main debates in the field. The second edition is significantly updated and expanded to include a section on...
The Community Development Reader is the first comprehensive reader in the past thirty years that brings together practice, theory and critique concern...
With his background as a community organizer and as a state legislator representing Chicago s South Side, Barack Obama became America s most urban president since Teddy Roosevelt. But what has been his record in dealing with the issues most impacting our metropolitan areas today? Looking past the current administration, what are the future prospects of the nation s cities, and how have they been shaped by our policies in this century? Seeking to answer these questions, the contributors to Urban Policy in the Time of Obama explore a broad range of policy arenas that shape, both...
With his background as a community organizer and as a state legislator representing Chicago s South Side, Barack Obama became America s most urban ...
With his background as a community organizer and as a state legislator representing Chicago s South Side, Barack Obama became America s most urban president since Teddy Roosevelt. But what has been his record in dealing with the issues most impacting our metropolitan areas today? Looking past the current administration, what are the future prospects of the nation s cities, and how have they been shaped by our policies in this century? Seeking to answer these questions, the contributors to Urban Policy in the Time of Obama explore a broad range of policy arenas that shape, both...
With his background as a community organizer and as a state legislator representing Chicago s South Side, Barack Obama became America s most urban ...
