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County Legal Authority to Fund Non-Mandated Social Services Programs

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

122 (2015)); loans for persons of low and moderate income to acquire housing ( In Re Denial of Approval of Bonds , 307 N.C. Multiple statutes provide authority for a local government’s affordable housing activities, as detailed in this comprehensive blog post by my colleague Tyler Mulligan. State , 368 N.C. Additionally, G.S.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

As more of the world becomes connected online, revolutionaries across the globe are being empowered like never before although not all are successful as sustaining the movement the use of information communication technologies (ICT) are critical in developing and executing modern social movements.