Democratic Destiny and the District of Columbia

Federal Politics and Public Policy
Herausgeber: Travis, Toni-Michelle; Walters, Ronald W.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume conveys a critique of the mayors of Washington, D.C since 1968 and an analysis of public policies that have confronted D.C. since congress granted limited Home Rule. This analysis of public policy problems and assessment of contemporary mayors should be of interest across disciplines-political science, urban studies and public policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 633g
• ISBN-13: 9780739127162
• ISBN-10: 0739127160
• Artikelnr.: 28029957

Autorenporträt

Edited by Ronald W. Walters and Toni-Michelle Travis - Foreword by De l. Eleanor Holmes Norton - Contributions by Angelyn Flowers; Darwin Fishman; Daryl Harris; Eleanor Holmes Norton; Jared Ball; Kevin L. Glasper; Michael Fauntroy; ReShone Moore; Ronald W

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 1. Introduction: An Administered System of
Government Chapter 3 2. Home Rule for Washington, D.C. Chapter 4 3. Walter
Washington: Mayor Of the Last Colony Chapter 5 4. Marion Barry: A
Politician for the Times Chapter 6 5. Sharon Pratt Kelly: The Reform Mayor
Chapter 7 6. The High Tide of Pragmatic Black Politics: Mayor Anthony
Williams and the Suppression of Black Interests Chapter 8 7. The Mayor as
the Head School Master Chapter 9 8. Can Washington, D.C. Youth Speak?
Chapter 10 9. Banished Housing Policy Chapter 11 10. Democracy and Its
Impact on Rehabilitative Resources Chapter 12 11. The Dynamics of Poverty
in the District of Columbia Chapter 13 12. Communicating Liberation Chapter
14 13. Conclusion