Civic Innovation in America
Subtitle: Community Empowerment, Public Policy, and the Movement for Civic Renewal
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: July 2, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780520226371
Subjects: Central government policies; Political activism; Social theory; Politics / Current Events; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; USA; Government - U.S. Government; Political Science / General; Public Policy - General; Citizens' associations; Political participation; United States
First sentence: Over the past several decades American society has displayed a substantial capacity for civic innovation, and the future of our democracy will depend on whether we can deepen and extend such innovation to solve major public problems and transform the way we do politics.