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Consensus and Compromise: Creating the First National Urban Policy under President Carter - Softcover

Scruggs-Leftwich, Yvonne

 
9780761833550: Consensus and Compromise: Creating the First National Urban Policy under President Carter
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0761833552 ISBN 13: 9780761833550
Publisher: University Press of America, 2006

Synopsis

Based on the experiences of the author Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich, who was the executive director of the first National Urban Policy process, and historical archives, this book analyzes the actions of President Carter, H.U.D. Secretary Patricia Roberts Harris, other Cabinet members, and the professionals leading the process. Consensus and Compromise outlines the negotiation of power, principles, and priorities necessary to ensure the successful creation of the first National Urban Policy.

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About the Author

Dr. Scruggs-Leftwich is a Professor at the National Labor College and a private consultant, essayist, and commentator. A former Fulbright Fellow in Germany, she also earned her Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning and Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. She has written over 100 publications, has contributed to a number of scholarly and current-events books and publications, and her op-eds have appeared in publications such as Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Newsday, and Women's eNews.

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Publisher
University Press of America
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0761833552
ISBN 13 
9780761833550
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
310