{"product_id":"democratizing-urban-development-maureen-m-donaghy-9781439914069","title":"Democratizing Urban Development: Community Organizations for Housing across the United States and Brazil","description":"\u003cp\u003eRising housing costs put secure and decent housing in central urban neighborhoods in peril. How do civil society organizations (CSOs) effectively demand accountability from the state to address the needs of low-income residents? In her groundbreaking book, \u003ci\u003eDemocratizing Urban Development, \u003c\/i\u003e Maureen Donaghy charts the constraints and potential opportunities facing these community organizations. She assesses the various strategies CSOs engage to influence officials and ensure access to affordable housing through policies, programs, and institutions. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocratizing Urban Development\u003c\/i\u003e presents efforts by CSOs in four cities across the hemispheric divide: Rio de Janeiro, S縊 Paulo, Washington, DC, and Atlanta. Donaghy studies the impact and outcomes that ensue from these efforts, noting that CSOs must sometimes shift their own ideology or adapt to the political environment in which they operate to ensure access to housing and support the goals of an inclusive city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maureen M. Donaghy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439914060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439914069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Maureen M. Donaghy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986189189375,"sku":"9781439914069","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d5948b6-9fe6-45d3-9447-8c5daec0e7fe.jpg?v=1683281887","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democratizing-urban-development-maureen-m-donaghy-9781439914069","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}