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.
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.
Robert H. Wilson is the Mike Hogg Professor of Urban Policy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Director of the Urban Issues Program at the University of Texas at Austin.
Inhaltsangabe
* Preface * 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
* Preface * 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
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