By Edward M. Meyers
Despite frequent contract that the District of Columbia's political process has collapsed, there's a critical loss of considerate proposals addressing the political way forward for the nation's capital. during this booklet, Edward M. Meyers examines the critiques of regular americans approximately Washington, D.C., on the way to know how many american citizens are inclined to method the query of what reforms are needed.
Meyers first explores the political, monetary, and social stipulations of the District, delivering an educated context for knowing and comparing its political techniques. offering the result of in-depth qualitative study with concentration teams held around the nation, Meyers unearths that whatever the individuals' wisdom in regards to the District, their ideals in six easy techniques or schemata—such as appreciate for democratic rights, attitudes approximately race, and aversion to an intrusive federal government—molded their evaluations approximately numerous ideas for District self-governance. The booklet concludes with insights into the District by means of neighborhood and nationwide political leaders, together with OMB Director Alice Rivlin, Jesse Jackson, Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton, Thomas Davis, and James Walsh, and Marion Barry.
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