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Public Policy and Community : Activism and Governance in Texas by Robert H. Wilson (1997, Trade Paperback)
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Publisher: University of Texas Press. Number of Pages: 313. Weight: 1.21 lbs. Publication Date: 1997-01-01. ISBN13: 9780292791053.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Texas Press
ISBN-100292791054
ISBN-139780292791053
eBay Product ID (ePID)381757
Product Key Features
Number of Pages313 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePublic Policy and Community : Activism and Governance in Texas
SubjectPolitical Process / General, Public Policy / General, Public Affairs & Administration, Poverty & Homelessness, General, Political Process / Political Advocacy, American Government / State
Publication Year1997
TypeTextbook
AuthorRobert H. Wilson
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN96-033338
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal323/.042/09764
Table Of ContentPreface 1. Community Participation in State and Local Policymaking: Overview of Issues and Methods (Robert H. Wilson) 2. The Place of Community in Public Policy (Robert H. Wilson, Pat Wong, and Heywood T. Sanders) 3. Communities Organized for Public Service and Neighborhood Revitalization in San Antonio (Heywood T. Sanders) 4. The East Austin Tank Farm Controversy (Susan G. Hadden) 5. The Indigent Health Care Package (Pat Wong) 6. School Finance Reform in Texas, 1983-1995 (Richard Lavine) 7. Community Organizing for Parental Engagement: The Educational Collaboratives of the Texas Industrial Areas Foundation (Dennis Shirley) 8. The Colonias Water Bill: Communities Demanding Change (Robert H. Wilson and Peter Menzies) 9. The Changing Role of Communities in Policymaking (Robert H. Wilson and Susan G. Hadden) Contributors Index
SynopsisThe decentralization of public policy from the federal government to state and local governments offers increased opportunities for ordinary citizens to participate directly in public policymaking. Yet these opportunities may not be equally shared. Due to a variety of factors, low-income citizens have long been denied a meaningful role in the public life and governance of our country. By contrast, the essays in this volume explore how low-income citizens have successfully affected public policy. The book is built around six case studies, all from Texas, that cover education finance and reform, local infrastructure provision, environmental protection, and indigent health care. This research illuminates several issues of national importance, including how communities gain standing and recognition for themselves and their issues, how policy agendas are defined, how communities mobilize technical and institutional resources, and how they form coalitions and alliances to accomplish their goals.
LC Classification NumberJS451.T45P8 1997
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