Beyond Tocqueville
Subtitle: Civil Society and the Social Capital Debate in Comparative Perspective (Civil Society)
Contributors: Bob Edwards (Editor); Michael W. Foley (Editor); Mario Diani (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Tufts University Press
Published: May 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781584651253
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Sociology, Social Studies; Social capital (Sociology); Political Science; Social structure; Political Science (Specific Aspects); Social Organization; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; History & Theory - General; Political Science / General; Sociology - General; Civics & Citizenship; Social networks; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Civil society
First sentence: Growing disillusionment with political process in the United States-from critiques of "big government" and the welfare state on the right to concerns about the "buying of the Congress' and apathy of the electorate on the left-have contributed to a widespread a perception that the solution to the problems our society faces is to found, not in government or political parties, but in the private sector and civil society.