Everyday Law on the Street: City Governance in an Age of Diversity

by Mariana Valverde

Book Overview

Toronto prides itself on being "the world's most diverse city," and its officials seek to support this diversity through programs and policies designed to promote social inclusion. Yet this progressive vision of law often falls short in practice, limited by problems inherent in the political culture itself. In Everyday Law on the Street, Mariana Valverde brings to light the often unexpected ways that the development and implementation of policies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226921905
• ISBN13: 9780226921907
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"