Black Social Capital: The Politics of School Reform in Baltimore, 1986-1999
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Book Overview
Deindustrialization, white flight, and inner city poverty have spelled trouble for Baltimore schools. Marion Orr now examines why school reform has been difficult to achieve there, revealing the struggles of civic leaders and the limitations placed on Baltimore's African-American community as each has tried to rescue a failing school system. Examining the interplay between government and society, Orr presents the first systematic analysis of...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0700609822
ISBN13:9780700609826
Release Date:October 1999
Publisher:University Press of Kansas
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Forget Putnam, Read Orr!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Just when I got depressed about the direction of the social capital debate, this bookcame out. Orr, gets it right. Social capital explains a lot about how local politics unfold, but there are also other things going on, and social capital can applied in an intagroup or intergroup context. The social capital book to read this year. Forget Putnam, Read Orr!
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