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CommonGround: The First Five Years: A Dialogue on Early Childhood in New Mexico

Jun 12 '12

Author:
Robert Richards
Problems and Purpose
The purposes of the CommonGround public deliberations in the U.S. state of New Mexico were to demonstrate a new mode of policy communication between New Mexico's citizens and civic leaders, and to create policy guidelines that could inform changes to early childhood development and education policy in New Mexico, changes intended to foster improved social outcomes for New Mexico's children.
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G1000 (Belgium)

Jan 11 '12

Author:
Isaiah Jihad Muhammad
Problems and Purpose
G1000 is a project to revitalize and "advise" Belgium's current representative democratic system by complementing it with deliberative democracy. It is a response to the increasing ineffectiveness of the representative democracy system, as evidenced in part by the 2010-11 parliamentary crisis.
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FORMOSA - Bosque Modelo Formoseño

Jan 10 '12

Author:
Josefina Apa

1. Propuesta

Temática: Bosque Modelo Formoseño – Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable en Argentina
Lugar: Norte de Argentina
Inicio: 1998
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Participatory Budgeting (New York, New York)

Jan 8 '12

Author:
Hollie Russon Gilman
Problems and Purpose
New York City has a historically corrupt and non-transparent budgetting process. The New York City Council is also known for its extremely non-transparent funding structure whereby the Speaker of the Majority can determine a City Council Member's discertionary budget within a range of $3-$11 Million Dollars. The New York City Council has also had a slew of corruption scandels linking council members to patronage and clientialism.
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Shaping America's Youth (United States)

Dec 27 '11

Author:
MARIYA HRISTOVA
Problems and Purpose
Obesity is still a prevailing problem in the United States. It is also the second leading cause of preventable death. Statistics show that about 33.8% of American adults are obese. The percentage of children who are considered overweight is also an alarming approximate 17%. The issue has provoked large reactions from various foundations, government and private organizations to support organized interventions.
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