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Artisans of Democracy
Rosenfeld, Jona M.; Tardieu, Bruno
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Description for Artisans of Democracy
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Is extreme poverty inevitable in our affluent societies? The twelve case studies in Artisans of Democracy show how very poor people, ordinary citizens, and institutions (schools, the government, the news media, the courts, churches, universities, public utilities, unions, and small businesses) succeeded in creating alliances. They became partners in order to overcome social exclusion and radically change the inhuman conditions in which very poor people lived, as well as the practice and policies that lead to these conditions. The book then discusses implications for research, democratic theory and public policies and draws lessons for action that would enlighten any academician, ... Read more
Is extreme poverty inevitable in our affluent societies? The twelve case studies in Artisans of Democracy show how very poor people, ordinary citizens, and institutions (schools, the government, the news media, the courts, churches, universities, public utilities, unions, and small businesses) succeeded in creating alliances. They became partners in order to overcome social exclusion and radically change the inhuman conditions in which very poor people lived, as well as the practice and policies that lead to these conditions. The book then discusses implications for research, democratic theory and public policies and draws lessons for action that would enlighten any academician, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761816669
SKU
V9780761816669
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About Rosenfeld, Jona M.; Tardieu, Bruno
Jona M. Rosenfeld is the Gordon Brown Professor Emeritus and former Director of the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Senior Advisor, JDC-Brookdale Center for Children and Youth and JDC Israel. Bruno Tardieu is Co-Director of Fourth World Movement/USA, and a visiting lecturer at MIT Department for Urban Studies and Planning.
Reviews for Artisans of Democracy
A fine book, a tribute to the work of the Fourth World Movement.
Mary Jo Bane, Harvard University This is a beautiful book about the work of Father Wresinski and his colleagues with the poorest of the poor in Europe, and it is unique in that it speaks not only of 'serving' people in poverty but honoring their dignity ... Read more
Mary Jo Bane, Harvard University This is a beautiful book about the work of Father Wresinski and his colleagues with the poorest of the poor in Europe, and it is unique in that it speaks not only of 'serving' people in poverty but honoring their dignity ... Read more