Author: Dallas (Tex.). Mayor's Task Force on Housing and Economic Development in Southern DallasPublisher:
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Mayor's task force on housing and economic development in southern Dallas
Author: Dallas (Tex.). Mayor's Task Force on Housing and Economic Development in Southern DallasPublisher:
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Creating a Partnership for Housing and Economic Development in Southern Dallas
Author: Dallas (Tex.). Department of Housing and Neighborhood ServicesPublisher:
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Category : Community development corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Governance by Decree
Author: Ruth P. MorganPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, which originally was intended to prohibit barriers to black registration and voting, has been hailed as a triumph for civil rights and as a catalyst for the election of minorities to public office in both the Deep South and the urban North. To advance its objective, federal courts instructed many cities to change from at-large to single-member district electoral systems as a way to ensure that minorities had a reasonable chance to elect representatives of their choice. In the first book to critique the implementation of this landmark legislation in a major American city, Ruth Morgan examines its effect on local governance over forty years in Dallas and shows that it had unintended consequences for racial politics, representation, and public policy. Breaking from studies that measure the success of the VRA in terms of increased minority representation, Morgan assesses the consequences of the Act for Dallas city government—and for the wider interests of minorities as well. While endorsing the original intent of the VRA, Morgan believes that this intent was subverted by subsequent amendments to the Act and by the courts' attempts to advance the political standing of particular minority groups. She argues that court-imposed single-member districts have created in Dallas a city council infected with parochialism and careerism—a result of members no longer having to compromise to win citywide votes—and have had an adverse impact on governmental effectiveness and voter turnout. With corruption and cronyism now rampant, voting rights legislation and litigation have ultimately failed to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the unempowered, and the district system has created an incentive for continued racial separation. Governance by Decree offers a pointed assessment of the complexities and contradictions produced by the voting rights law, while at the same time calling for the federal judiciary to exercise restraint in imposing its will when it lacks the capacity to make choices that are inherently political. Morgan's powerfully argued case study should inspire much debate and inform forthcoming congressional deliberations over the renewal of the preclearance section of the VRA in 2007.
Public housing needs and conditions in Houston
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Housing and Community DevelopmentPublisher:
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Category : Federal aid to community development
Languages : en
Pages : 664
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The Mayor's Task Force on High Technology
Author: Dallas (Tex.). Mayor's Task Force on High TechnologyPublisher:
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Category : Engineering schools
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Economic Development Commentary
Author: Recent Publications on Governmental Problems
Author: Index to Current Urban Documents
Author: Healthy Dallas
Author: Dallas County Judge and Mayor's Community Health Task ForcePublisher:
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Category : Community health services
Languages : en
Pages : 73
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