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Born in 1844 in upstate New York as the child of ardent abolitionists, Liberty Fish finds his life forever influenced not only by his parents but by his grandparents, Carolina slaveholders dedicated to preserving the institution of slavery, a conflict that he struggles to resolve by enlisting during the Civil War. Reprint.

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Through its experiment in participative budgetmaking, Porto Alegre has institutionalized the direct democratic involvement of ordinary citizens in deciding spending priorities. This volume examines the lessons to be learned from this city to renew democratic institutions elsewhere in the world.

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