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Taking the High Road: Communities Organize for Economic Change
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Comments/Reviews
Description: This book presents a vision for far-reaching economic change in America connected to practical grassroots steps. The High Road of the title refers to an economic system in which corporate success merges with the long-term welfare of the workers and the general population.
The author examines the continued reality of social democracy in Europe and what lessons can be learned for the U.S. He demonstrates how progressive economic change is already being fought for by labor and community groups thoughout America in such efforts as the Living Wage Movement and the emerging battle against sprawl. And he provides a wealth of concrete examples, tools, and ideas that everyone can use to organize for economic and social justice in their own communities.
Selected Contents:
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Paving the High Road; Closing the Low Road
Part I--European Social Democracy Points Toward the High Road
1 Social Citizenship: Lessons from Sweden
2 Associative Democracy: Lessons from Europe's German Powerhouse
3 Social Partnership and Social Ownership: Lessons from Austria
4 Confronting "Globalization" and the New Capitalist Agenda
5 Facing the Ecological Crisis: The Meaning of Green Politics
6 The Progressive Potential in the United States: Liberal Confinement and Radical Renewal
Part II--Organizing for the High Road at Home
7 The Living Wage Movement Sweeps the Nation!
8 Building a High-Road Agenda: Examples from Wisconsin
9 State Campaigns for Economic Justice
10 The New Labor Movement
11 Melding Environmental and Social Justice Activism: The Emerging Battle Against Sprawl
12 Toward a National Movement
13 Progressive Electoral Politics
Notes
Annotated Bibliography and Contacts
Index
About the Author
Review(s): Reynolds deserves a round of applause for this outstanding book, which details grass roots organizing strategies to foster progressive economic change in the U.S. Well written and researched, this volume is based on significant command of the relevant literature as well as personal contact with many activists. It is intellectually informative even though it speaks clearly to grassroots activists. An exceptional work, recommended for general readers and undergraduate and graduate students. Choice
There is much to be said in favor of Taking the High Road. Its author writes cogently, rigorously, and well. The many tables scattered throughout the book condense a lot of useful information. ...the text covers a lot of ground for any reader who is not actively engaged in the regional causes he describes. The author provides useful references and suggestions for further readings for anyone who wants additional information on the subjects covered. New Political Science Vol. 25, No. 4
    
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