W. J. Conroy: Bernie Sanders and the Boundaries of Reform

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#CC0000" alink="#CC0000"><center><hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade>A reissued edition of a significant case study of the achievements and failures of Bernard Sanders' radical administration in 1980s Burlington, VT<hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade><p><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><img src="608A_reg.gif" height=200 border=1 vspace=4></p></center><h1 class = "booktitle">Bernie Sanders and the Boundaries of Reform</h1> <h1 class = "subtitle">Socialism in Burlington</h1> <h3>W. J. Conroy</h3> paper: $19.95, Feb 17<BR>EAN: 978-1-4399-1480-9<BR><font color=#990033>Available</FONT><font size=-7><br> </font></p><p class="info"><p class="info">e-book: $12.95, Aug 16<BR>EAN: 978-1-4399-1481-6<BR><font color=#990033>Available</FONT><font size=-7><br> </font></p></p></td></tr></table> <BR> <p class="info">278 pp<BR> 6 x 9<BR> <p class="info"><font size=-7> </font></p><p class="info"> </P><BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> <p> Today, Bernie Sanders is a household name, a wildly popular presidential candidate and an icon for progressive Democrats in the United States. But back in the 1980s, this "democratic socialist"-though some folks would prefer the term "social democrat"-was mayor of Burlington, Vermont, where his administration attempted radical reforms. Some efforts were successful, but when a waterfront deal failed, it was not due to Sanders' efforts; he would rather compromise and have a net gain than be an ideological purist.<br> <p>In his preface to this reissue of the 1990 book, <i>Challenging the Boundaries of Reform</i>, W. J. Conroy reflects on the recent legacy of Sanders, his Agenda for America, and his appeal to young voters. His book then looks back to identify Sanders' experience in Burlington by examining several case studies that unfolded amidst a conservative trend nationally, an unsympathetic state government, and a hostile city council. <br> <p>Ultimately, Conroy asks what lessons can be drawn from the case of Burlington that would aid the American left in its struggle to capture both government and civil society? <br> <P CLASS="top"><A HREF="#top">BACK TO TOP</A></P>  <BR>  <h2 class="inpageheading"><A NAME="reviews"></a>Reviews</h2><p> <b>Praise for </b><b><i>Challenging the Boundaries of Reform <br /></i></b>"Challenging the Boundaries of Reform<i> is important reading for anyone interested not only in socialism, but in the future potential of radical democratic reforms, whatever the label.</i>" <br />-<b><i>Contemporary Sociology</i></b> <br> <P CLASS="top"><A HREF="#top">BACK TO TOP</A></P> <P> <h2 class="inpageheading"><A NAME="contents"></a>Contents</h2><P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: 'Verdana';font-size: 13px;" >Preface to the 2016 Edition<BR>Acknowledgments<BR><BR>1. Burlington’s Vibrant Politics<BR>2. Theory and Method<BR>3. Burlington and Capitalism <BR>4. Burlington Within the Federalist System<BR>5. Economic Development<BR>6. The Search for a Progressive Tax<BR>7. Foreign Policy<BR>8. Sexual Politics<BR>9. On the Question of Reform and Local Autonomy<BR>10. Prescription: A State-Based Strategy for the Left<BR><BR>Notes<BR>Index</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="top"><A HREF="#top">BACK TO TOP</A></P> </P><BR>  <H2 class="inpageheading"><A NAME="author bio"></a>About the Author(s)</H2><p> <b>W. J. Conroy</b> is Professor of Political Science and History at Kentucky Wesleyan College. <br> <P CLASS="top"><A HREF="#top">BACK TO TOP</A></P> <p><h2 class="inpageheading"><a name="subjects"></a>Subject Categories</h2> <p><a href="http://www.temple.edu/tempress/political.html" target="_top">Political Science and Public Policy</a> <br><a href="http://www.temple.edu/tempress/social.html" target="_top">Community Organizing and Social Movements</a> <br><a href="http://www.temple.edu/tempress/urban.html" target="_top">Urban Studies</a> <br><a href="" target="_top"></a> <br><a href="" target="_top"></a> </p> </p> <P> <h2 class="inpageheading">In the Series</h2> <p><a target="_top" href="http://www.temple.edu/tempress/conflicts.html" OnMouseOver="window.status='Click for other books in this series!';return true;"OnMouseOut="window.status=" ><i>Conflicts in Urban and Regional Development</i></a></P> <p><p> <em>Conflicts in Urban and Regional Development</em>, edited by John R. 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