Investing in democracy
Subtitle: engaging citizens in collaborative governance
By: Carmen Sirianni.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780815703136; 9780815703129
Subjects: Citizenship -- United States; Civil society -- United States; Civics; Political participation -- United States
Description: "Discusses how government can serve as a partner and catalyst for collaborative problem solving. Details three success stories and explains what measures were taken and why they succeeded. Distills eight core design principles that characterize effective collaborative governance and concludes with concrete recommendations for federal policy"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.