National Civic Review articles from June 1993

National Civic Review archives from June 1993

The promise of communitarianism.
June 22, 1993... The liberal/conservative duality o our political system and process for too long has stalled constructive debate of meaningful social and systemic reform. By combining progressive thinking with traditional values of community commitment, the...

Is Bill Clinton a communitarian?
June 22, 1993... Whether or not Bill Clinton adheres strongly to communitarian values, the power of the bully pulpit is limited to mild persuasion. Improvement of the moral, social and political environment of the United States will occur only as citizens...

A communitarian approach to local governance.
June 22, 1993... Citizenship has for too long been confined to voting and consumption of public services. A more collaborative and functional model - and indeed, the only one suitable for the critical challenges confronting America's communities - emphasizes...

The failure of traditional politics.
June 22, 1993... Responsive, caring communities are not the products of individual practices alone. All the good conversations and all the well meaning collaboration will be of little effect without fundamental reform of our governing institutions and political...

The communitarian cop-out.
June 22, 1993... It is time to declare a "moratorium" on the "manufacturing of new rights"; time to match individual rights with an equal concern with "social responsibilities."(1) So argues Amitai Etzioni, founder and leader of the communitarian movement. In...

Work force preparedness and future economic development: the North Carolina case.
June 22, 1993... Increasing or merely halting the decline of the nation's standard of living depends on the ability of the U.S. work force to raise its productivity in an increasingly competitive global economic environment. Failing the establishment of a...

Proportional representation: a new option for local elections.
June 22, 1993... Which election system is best for municipal contests? This question has been the subject of a great deal of discussion and debate during the last several decades, and many cities and towns have changed their election systems during that time....

City-city consolidations in the United States. (metro and regional governance)
June 22, 1993... For much of the 20th century, political scientists and public administrators have examined and debated the question of local government consolidation.(1) This attention was an outgrowth of the reform movement that influenced these disciplines....

The "community convention." (citizen democracy)
June 22, 1993... In the fall of 1992, at the first meeting of the International Association of Public Participation Practitioners, association president Jim Creighton observed that the usual method by which governments "decide, announce, and defend" public...

Portland, Oregon copes successfully with tax-rollback measure.
June 22, 1993... In November of 1990 Oregon voters approved "Measure 5," an amendment to the state constitution limiting the amount of property taxes to be imposed throughout the state. This amendment limited the combined tax rate to $15 per $1,000 of assessed...

Tax-exempt interest income rises 6.6 percent during 1991.
June 22, 1993... Nearly 4.2 million individuals reported receiving tax-exempt interest in 1991, either through direct holdings of municipal securities or interest earnings on mutual or money market funds. Individuals reported $44.4 billion in tax-exempt...

Distressed cities increasingly bank on casino gambling.
June 22, 1993... In an era of tight governmental budgets, communities across the United States are turning to small-stakes casino gambling as a means of raising cash. Gambling is viewed as a solution to general economic ills, but one with a range of unexpected...

Colorado governor experiments with voter-access technology.
June 22, 1993... State and local governments around the country are investigating the potential of modern technology to increase civic participation through computers and advanced telecommunications. Among those testing this new field is Colorado Governor Roy...

The Political World of the Small Town: A Mirror Image of American Politics.(Brief Article)
June 22, 1993... This well-written and competent case study is in the tradition of case studies of municipalities dating to the early part of this century. Wikstrom's analysis of the views of officials and citizens in West Point, Virginia, is excellent as is...

Leadership for the Common Good: Tackling Public Problems in a Shared Power World.
June 22, 1993... It is not difficult to say what is wrong with America's cities and towns. Urban violence, homelessness, the spread of AIDS, inaccessibility of health care, recession, welfare dependency, decaying infrastructure, environmental hazards,...