Public policy for democracy
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書誌事項
Public policy for democracy
Brookings Institution, c1993
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
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: hbk ISBN 9780815741527
内容説明
This book examines the potential of public policy to promote citizen participation, deliberation, and greater responsiveness. It demonstrates that policy plays a major role in enhancing as well as hindering political mobilization. The contributors provide insights into how the social construction of policies affects constituent groups and the public in general, and they suggest concrete stategies to enhance the role of citizens in the democratic process without sacrificing programme effectiveness.
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: pbk ISBN 9780815741534
内容説明
"A fundamental rethinking is under way about the roles of government, citizens, and community organizations in public policy. Can government be reconstructed to make public policies more responsive to citizens and thus more effective? This challenge is apparent in the activist policy agenda of the Clinton administration, which supports national service programs, government-voluntary collaborations, and community-based development projects.
Public Policy for Democracy is an important and timely contribution to the current discussion of how to get people more involved in their own governance. In this book, contributors urge policymakers and policy analysts to promote a more vigorous and inclusive democracy by incorporating concerns about citizenship in their craft, rather than strictly emphasizing efficiency and effectiveness.
The authors provide insight into how the social construction of politics affects the recipients of the policies and the public in general. They call attention to how policies reinforce negative stereotypes of some groups, such as welfare recipients, and often lead to political alienation and withdrawal. In addition, they discuss how polices using ""clinical reason""-a term borrowed from medicine and used as a way to classify people-are increasingly applied to nonmedical situations, such as domestic violence, to restrict individual power and legitimacy. The authors argue that much needs to be done by the government itself to improve policy design and empower all citizens to participate in the democratic process. They identify concrete strategies for policymakers to enhance the role of citizens without sacrificing program effectiveness.
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