Democracy as Problem Solving: Civic Capacity in Communities Across the Globe Book

I Foundations 1

1 Introduction 3

2 Democracy and Public Problems 27

II Managing Urban Growth 47

3 Managing Urban Growth: The Problem and Its Civics 49

4 Rethinking the American West: A Civic Intermediary and the Movement for "Quality Growth" in Utah 63

5 The Grassroots-to-Grasstops Dynamic: Slum Redevelopment and Accountability in Mumbai 89

III Restructuring the Economy 121

6 The Civics of Economic Restructuring 123

7 The Hyper-organized Region: Leading the Next "New Economy" in Pittsburgh 143

8 Progressive Regionalism and Entrepreneurial Government: Democratization and Competitive Restructuring in the Greater ABC, Brazil 185

IV Investing in the Next Generation 219

9 Leading Change in Child and Youth Well-Being 221

10 From the Ballot Box to Better Results: Cross-Sector Accountability in the San Francisco Children's Movement 231

11 Rights, Conflict, and Civic Capacity: Meeting the Needs of Poor Children and Families in Postapartheid Cape Town 257

V Lessons 295

12 Conclusion 297

Notes 317

References 333

Index 359