BOOKS by Xavier de Souza Briggs

The Geography of Opportunity: Race and Housing Choice in Metropolitan America more books like this

by Xavier de Souza Briggs (Editor), William Julius Wilson (Foreword by)

This timely book shows how unequal housing choices and sprawling development create an unequal geography of opportunity. The contributors-- policy analysts, political observers, social scientists, and urban planners-- document key patterns, their consequences, and how we can respond, taking a hard look at both successes and failures of the past.

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Democracy as Problem Solving: Civic Capacity in Communities Across the Globe more books like this

by Xavier N De Souza Briggs

Complexity, division, mistrust, and "process paralysis" can thwart leaders and others when they tackle local challenges. In "Democracy as Problem Solving", Xavier de Souza Briggs shows how civic capacity - the capacity to create and sustain smart collective action - can be developed and used. In an era of sharp debate over the conditions under ...

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