Research Catalog

Title

Bernie Sanders and the boundaries of reform : socialism in Burlington / W.J. Conroy ; with a new preface by the author.

Author

Conroy, W. J.

Publication

• Philadelphia : Temple University Press, [2016]
• ©2016

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

xiv, 264 pages; 24 cm

Series Statement

Conflicts in urban and regional development

Uniform Title

• Challenging the boundaries of reform
• Conflicts in urban and regional development.

Alternative Title

Challenging the boundaries of reform

Subject

• Sanders, Bernard > Political and social views
• Socialism > Vermont > Burlington
• Municipal government > United States > Case studies
• Autonomy > Case studies
• Progressivism (United States politics) > Case studies
• Burlington (Vt.) > Politics and government

Note

• "Originally published in 1990 and based on my doctoral dissertation for Fordham University, Bernie Sanders and the Boundaries of Reform is a 1980s case study of how much autonomy the local state (i.e. the city government) has within the external constraints of the capitalist system of private enterprise and the federalist system of government. I chose this case study as a unique opportunity to examine a socialist mayor and several radical left city commissioners (the Progressive Coalition) who were elected to office as the nation was veering right with the agenda of Ronald Reagan. It was the anomalous character of the city government of Burlington, Vermont, that drew me to the case"--Preface.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Preface to the 2016 edition -- Burlington's vibrant politics -- Theory and method -- Burlington and capitalism -- Burlington within the federalist system -- Economic development -- The search for a progressive tax -- Foreign policy -- Sexual politics -- On the question of reform and local autonomy -- Prescription: A state-based strategy for the Left.

Call Number

JFE 17-5882

ISBN

• 9781439914809
• 143991480X

LCCN

2016034092

OCLC

954134367

Author

Conroy, W. J., author.

Title

Bernie Sanders and the boundaries of reform : socialism in Burlington / W.J. Conroy ; with a new preface by the author.

Publisher

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, [2016]

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Conflicts in urban and regional development

Conflicts in urban and regional development.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Form:

Online version: Conroy, W.J. Bernie Sanders and the boundaries of reform. Philadelphia : Temple University Press, [2016] 9781439914816 (DLC) 2016035075

Research Call Number

JFE 17-5882