Comparative civic culture : the role of local culture in urban policy-making / by Reese, Laura A. 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Comparative civic culture: theory and methods -- Categorizing civic cultures: testing a typology of local civic culture -- Inclusive/bureaucratic cities: Pittsburgh, Ottawa, Vancouver -- Partnerships in Pittsburgh: civic cultures and organizational capacities -- Civic culture in Ottawa: the endurance of local culture -- Vancouver: the sustainable city -- Market-active and passive cities: Charlotte, Calgary, Cleveland, Louisville -- Civic culture and corporate regime in Louisville -- A perpetual crisis: Cleveland's unfinished, changing, and incomplete civic agenda -- Civic culture as a policy premise: appraising Charlotte's civic culture -- Civic culture in Calgary: the oil and developers' land -- Individualistic cities: Dallas and Miami -- A tale of two cities: civic culture and public policy in Miami -- The civic culture of Dallas, Texas -- Conclusion: a theory of local civic culture.…”

Comparative civic culture : the role of local culture in urban policy-making /

Table of Contents: “…Comparative civic culture: theory and methods -- Categorizing civic cultures: testing a typology of local civic culture -- Inclusive/bureaucratic cities: Pittsburgh, Ottawa, Vancouver -- Partnerships in Pittsburgh: civic cultures and organizational capacities -- Civic culture in Ottawa: the endurance of local culture -- Vancouver: the sustainable city -- Market-active and passive cities: Charlotte, Calgary, Cleveland, Louisville -- Civic culture and corporate regime in Louisville -- A perpetual crisis: Cleveland's unfinished, changing, and incomplete civic agenda -- Civic culture as a policy premise: appraising Charlotte's civic culture -- Civic culture in Calgary: the oil and developers' land -- Individualistic cities: Dallas and Miami -- A tale of two cities: civic culture and public policy in Miami -- The civic culture of Dallas, Texas -- Conclusion: a theory of local civic culture.…”
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Routines and orgies : the life of Peter Cundill, financial genius, philosopher, and philanthropist / by Risso-Gill, Christopher, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART ONE -- 1 Some Family History -- 2 An Unusual Childhood -- 3 Rites of Passage -- 4 The Early Journals: A Sampler -- 5 New Challenges -- 6 Vancouver-Bound -- 7 Apprenticeship on the Move -- 8 Going It Alone -- PART TWO -- 9 Taking the Plunge -- 10 Epiphany and a Fallen Idol -- 11 The Cundill Value Fund -- 12 Tilting at Windmills -- 13 European Experiments and Expeditions -- 14 A Tale of Two Cities -- 15 Cycles and Sashimi -- 16 Crisis and Opportunity…”
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