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Birmingham served as the stage for some of the most dramatic and important moments in the history of the civil rights struggle. In this vivid narrative account, Glenn Eskew traces the evolution of nonviolent protest in the city, focusing particularly on the sometimes problematic intersection of the local and national movements. Eskew describes the changing face of Birmingham's civil rights campaign, from the politics of accommodation practiced by the city's black bourgeoisie in the 1950s to local pastor Fred L. Shuttlesworth's groundbreaking use of nonviolent direct action to challenge segregation during the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1963, the national movement, in the person of Martin Luther King Jr., turned to Birmingham. The national uproar that followed on from Police Commissioner Bull Connor's use of dogs and fire hoses against the demonstrators provided the impetus behind the passage of the watershed Civil Rights Act of 1964. Paradoxically, though, the larger victory won in the streets of Birmingham did little for many of the city's black citizens, argues Eskew. The cancellation of protest marches before any clear-cut gains had been made left Shuttlesworth feeling betrayed even as King claimed a personal victory. While African Americans were admitted to the leadership of the city, the way power was exercised--and for whom--remained fundamentally unchanged.

Demographic summaries of family households are used to draw a portrait of disability in the family. The vast majority of persons with disabilities live in a family setting, and families with a disabled member represent a significant share of all families in the population. The observed prevalence of disability within a family ranged from 22 to 37 per 100. No prototypical family type emerges in the data; household structure was variable and interacted in a complex fashion with key demographics. Economic hardship is exacerbated among families with disabilities and especially among racial or ethnic minority households, families headed by a single parent, and households that had multiple members with a disability. Related statistics on caregiving among family members indicates that the need for support from other family members is considerable. The implications for policy of selected demographic features of family households are discussed.

Discusses the recent emergence of a transnational regulator intended to fill the regulatory gap in developmental financing. It is noted that the extensive reach of European & US regulators has not yet had a significant impact on the international development sector which is generally the domain of international financial institutions (IFIs), especially the World Bank. Until recently IFIs have not been subject to the regulatory surveillance placed on private & multinational investment banks. As a result, IFI-financed transactions have been vulnerable to fraud & government corruption. Attention is given to the recent expansion of the authority of IFIs to fill the regulatory gap, including the creation of a fraud & corruption unit. It is concluded that the IFIs are taking concrete action to deal with the changing regulatory & compliance landscape which has increased the legal, financial, & reputational risks for companies doing business in a global economy. The need for IFIs to "clean their own house & police the recipients of their financing" is discussed. J. Lindroth