Thad Williamson, David Imbroscio, Gar Alperovitz

Making a Place for Community (eBook, PDF)

Local Democracy in a Global Era

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317794783
• Artikelnr.: 41067621

Autorenporträt

Gar Alperovitz, the Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland, has a leading voice in the communitarian movement for 30 years. His book, The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb is the definitive history of the subject. He serves on the editorial board of Tikkun, and his articles appear frequently in The Nation, The Boston Review and TheWashington Post. Thad Williamson is a researcher at Harvard University. He has written for The Nation, InThese Times and Monthly Review. David L. Imbroscio is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville.

Inhaltsangabe

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