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The Voluntary City : Choice, Community, and Civil Society by Peter Gordon (2009)
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- Condition
- Subject Area
- Political Theory, Political Science, Modern History, Civil Law, Urban Planning
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Educational Level
- Adult & Further Education, High School
- Level
- Intermediate, Advanced
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Subject
- Government, History, Education, Philosophy, Politics
- ISBN
- 9780472088379
- Series
- Economics, Cognition, and Society Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Voluntary City : Choice, Community, and Civil Society
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 22.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 480 Pages
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The rise and decline of American civic life has provoked wide-ranging responses from all quarters of society. Unfortunately, many proposals for improving our communities rely on renewed governmental efforts without a similar recognition that the inflexibility and poor accountability of governments have often worsened society's ills. The Voluntary City investigates the history of large-scale, private provision of social services, the for-profit provision of urban infrastructure and community governance, and the growing privatization of residential life in the United States to argue that most decentralized, competitive markets can contribute greatly to community renewal. Among the fascinating topics covered are: how mutual-aid societies in America, Great Britain, and Australia provided their members with medical care, unemployment insurance, sickness insurance, and other social services before the welfare state; how private law, known historically as the law merchant, is returning in the form of arbitration; and why the rise of neighborhood associations represents the most comprehensive privatization occurring in the United States today. The volume concludes with an epilogue that places the discoveries of The Voluntary City within the theory of market and government failure and discusses the implications of these discoveries for theories about the private provision of public goods. A refreshing challenge to the position that insists government alone can improve community life, The Voluntary City will be of special interest to students of history, law, urban life, economics, and government. David T. Beito is Associate Professor of History, University of Alabama. Peter Gordon is Professor in the School of Policy, Planning, and Development and Department of Economics, University of Southern California. Alexander Tabarrok is Vice President and Research Director, the Independent Institute.
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Publisher
University of Michigan Press
ISBN-10
0472088378
ISBN-13
9780472088379
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2004314
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Voluntary City : Choice, Community, and Civil Society
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Series
Economics, Cognition, and Society Ser.
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Js78.V6 2002
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Public Affairs & Administration, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Development / Business Development, General, Economics / General, Volunteer Work, Government & Business
Lccn
2001-006444
Dewey Decimal
307.76
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics, Social Science, Political Science
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