Organizing the Mexican-american Community in Texas
The Legacy of Saul Alinsky
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4074930 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin Marquez (American Institute for Economic Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 355-373 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1989.tb01130.x |
| OpenAlex | W2140264168 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 22 |
This paper examines the political activities of the Industrial Area's Foundation (IAF) network in Texas. Two major research questions are addressed. The first is whether or not the political program of the IAF can empower the Mexican-American community and influence the policy-making process. The second is whether or not their efforts can have a lasting impact on the social and economic problems that plague the Mexican-American population. The evidence put forth reveals that the IAF network has been successful in mobilizing the Mexican-American com- munity and has established a significant record of political vitories. Despite these gains, however, there is reason to doubt the network's ability to counter larger structural problems facing minority communities such as poverty and unemployment. Questions concerning the future of the IAF's style of neighborhood politics are raised in the context of their political ideology, goals, alliances and the difficulties encountered when organizing the poor
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Poverty · Sociology · Unemployment · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Public Administration · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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Youth, Identity, Power
Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986
Chicanos, Catholicism and Political Ideology
Organizing the Movement
The Politics of Displacement
Limits to Citizen Participation
The Alinsky Legacy
Public Values and Private Power in American Politics
Agenda Building as a Comparative Political Process
Understanding Alinsky
Two Faces of Power
Black Employment in Municipal Jobs
Chicano Urban Politics and the Politics of Reform in the Seventies
Systemic Power in Community Decision Making
The new populism and the new Marxism
The new populism and the limits of structural reforms
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2015 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |