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Capture And Ideology In American Farm Policy, Peter Navarro

PETER NAVARRO

This paper applies a synthesis of the private interest "capture" and public interest ideological models of public policy to explain the formulation of agricultural incomes policies as embodied in the Agricultural and Food Act of 1981. An econometric analysis of the Senate voting pattern indicates that both narrow private interest motives and broad, altruistic ideological motives help to explain farm policy; the latter variable appears to show more explanatory power.

Citizen Participation In Local Government: The Case Of Santa Monica, California., Derek Shearer

Derek Shearer

Discusses the methods, policies, and experiences of a rent-control coalition government in Santa Monica, California, in implementing a true participatory democracy at the local municipal level.

The Development Of Pedestrianization In The United States: A Case Study Evaluation Of Boston's Downtown Crossing, Michelle Thompson

Michelle M. Thompson

This is a retrospective analysis of pedestrian malls in the United States. The case study was based upon the Downtown Crossing in Boston, Massachusetts.

Towards A Democratic Alternative: Neo-Liberals Vs. Economic Democrats, Derek Shearer, Martin Carnoy

Derek Shearer

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Come To Tana Toraja, 'Land Of The Heavenly Kings': Travel Agents As Brokers Of Ethnicity, Kathleen Adams

Kathleen M. Adams

This paper examines the role of tourist literature in the genesis of ethnic stereotypes. Considering the case of the Toraja of Sulawesi (Indonesia), it is suggested that travel agents are brokers in ethnicity, travel brochures being the tools of their trade. In the process of marketing images of exotic places and peoples, travel brochures draw upon a small set of indigenous ethnic markers, elaborating upon them to provide a mental grid through which the tourist filters his perceptions while abroad. These travel brochure images become indices of “authenticity” and the ethnic stereotypes generated by them become reified during the course …

Cognition And Affect In Moral Development: A Critique Of Kohlberg, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard