PLAC: Political Lessons from American Cities – serie
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12 produkter
Reinventing the Austin City Council
Inbunden, 2020
639 kr
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Until recently, Austin, the progressive, politically liberal capital of Texas, elected its city council using a not-so-progressive system. Candidates competed citywide for seats, and voters could cast ballots for as many candidates as there were seats up for election. However, this approach …
Reinventing the Austin City Council
Häftad, 2020
217 kr
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Until recently, Austin, the progressive, politically liberal capital of Texas, elected its city council using a not-so-progressive system. Candidates competed citywide for seats, and voters could cast ballots for as many candidates as there were seats up for election. However, this approach …
Reforming Philadelphia, 1682–2022
Inbunden, 2022
759 kr
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Reforming Philadelphia examines the cyclical efforts of insurgents to change the city’s government over nearly 350 years. Political scientist Richardson Dilworth tracks reformers as they create a new purpose for the city or reshape the government to reflect emerging ideas. Some wish to thwart the …
Reforming Philadelphia, 1682–2022
Häftad, 2022
224 kr
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Reforming Philadelphia examines the cyclical efforts of insurgents to change the city’s government over nearly 350 years. Political scientist Richardson Dilworth tracks reformers as they create a new purpose for the city or reshape the government to reflect emerging ideas. Some wish to thwart the …
Regional Governance and the Politics of Housing in the San Francisco Bay Area
Av Paul G. Lewis, Nicholas J. Marantz
Inbunden, 2023
737 kr
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The San Francisco Bay Area is generally considered the most expensive regional housing market in the country. Because the region added jobs and residents at a faster rate than housing, rents and home prices escalated. Moreover, small municipalities, common in the most job-rich parts of the Bay …
Regional Governance and the Politics of Housing in the San Francisco Bay Area
Av Paul G. Lewis, Nicholas J. Marantz
Häftad, 2023
217 kr
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The San Francisco Bay Area is generally considered the most expensive regional housing market in the country. Because the region added jobs and residents at a faster rate than housing, rents and home prices escalated. Moreover, small municipalities, common in the most job-rich parts of the Bay …
Advancing Immigrant Rights in Houston
Av Els de Graauw, Shannon Gleeson
Inbunden, 2024
701 kr
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Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the United States and has long been a prime destination for international migrants from Latin America, Asia, and more recently, Africa. However, the city is politically mixed, organizationally underserved, and situated in a relatively anti-immigrant …
Advancing Immigrant Rights in Houston
Av Els de Graauw, Shannon Gleeson
Häftad, 2024
166 kr
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Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the United States and has long been a prime destination for international migrants from Latin America, Asia, and more recently, Africa. However, the city is politically mixed, organizationally underserved, and situated in a relatively anti-immigrant …
Inequality, Crime, and Resistance in New York City
Inbunden, 2025
701 kr
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Looking closely at New York City’s political development since the 1970s, three “political orders”-conservativism, neoliberalism, and egalitarianism-emerged. In Inequality, Crime, and Resistance in New York City, Timothy Weaver argues that the intercurrent impact of these orders has created a …
Inequality, Crime, and Resistance in New York City
Häftad, 2025
224 kr
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Looking closely at New York City’s political development since the 1970s, three “political orders”-conservativism, neoliberalism, and egalitarianism-emerged. In Inequality, Crime, and Resistance in New York City, Timothy Weaver argues that the intercurrent impact of these orders has created a …
Democracy Vouchers and the Promise of Fairer Elections in Seattle
Av Jennifer A. Heerwig, Brian J. McCabe
Inbunden, 2024
626 kr
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In 2017, Seattle inaugurated a new way for citizens to be involved in democracy: they introduced publicly financed vouchers for voters to donate to local candidates. The innovative plan is designed to level the playing field in campaign financing. Through the vouchers, residents allocate dollars to …
Democracy Vouchers and the Promise of Fairer Elections in Seattle
Av Jennifer A. Heerwig, Brian J. McCabe
Häftad, 2024
200 kr
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In 2017, Seattle inaugurated a new way for citizens to be involved in democracy: they introduced publicly financed vouchers for voters to donate to local candidates. The innovative plan is designed to level the playing field in campaign financing. Through the vouchers, residents allocate dollars to …
