Making a place for community : local democracy in a global era
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Making a place for community : local democracy in a global era
Routledge, 2002
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-399) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
When pundits refer to the death of community, they are speaking of a number of social ills, which include, but are not limited to, the general increase in isolation and cynicism of our citizens, widespread concerns about declining political participation and membership in civic organizations, and periodic outbursts of small town violence. Making a Place for Community argues that this death of community is being caused by contemporary policies that, if not changed, will continue to foster the decline of community. Increased capital flow between nations is not at the root of the problem, however, increased capital flow within our nation is. Small towns shouldn't have to hope for a prison to open nearby and downtown centers shouldn't sit empty as suburban sparwl encroaches, but they do and it's a result of widely agreed upon public policies.
Table of Contents
Forward: Benjamin BarberPreface: Toward the Reconstruction of American Community and DemocracyPart I.The triple Threat to Community and DemocracyIntroduction: The Case for Community Economic Stability: Economics and Political-Economics1.Globalization and Free trade2.The Chase for Jobs3.The Challenge of SprawlPart II.Place-Based Policy AlternativesNote to Part II4.Federal Job Stabilizing Policies5. Conventional Strategies6.State and Municipal Enterprise 7.Local MunicipalitiesPart III.Place-Based Economic StructuresNote to Part III8.Supporting Employee Ownership9.Community Development Corporations and Community Development Financial Institutions10. Alternative Ownership Models:Non-Profits and Co-Ops11. Community Land trusts and Community AgriculturePart IV. The Global ContextNote to Part IV.12.Restructuring Global Economic Institutions13.Alternative Approaches to TradeConclusion: Political-Economic Policies for the Next Stage of Democratic Development
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