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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008

1 online resource (xiii, 374 p.) : ill., maps

ISBN 0262026414 (hbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN 0262524856 (pbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780262026413 (hbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780262524858 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-357) and index

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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(OCoLC)252074802

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