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Grassroots Coalitions and State Policy Change : Organizing for Immigrant Health Care.

Post examines how coalitions build power in the policymaking arena. She focuses on interorganizational partnerships, internal capacity building, and claims-making, and shows that multi-organizational alliances can be intermediary mechanisms for promoting interests and realizing political gains. With...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Post, Margaret A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2011.
Colección:New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Post examines how coalitions build power in the policymaking arena. She focuses on interorganizational partnerships, internal capacity building, and claims-making, and shows that multi-organizational alliances can be intermediary mechanisms for promoting interests and realizing political gains. With case studies from Massachusetts and California between 2004 and 2007, Post investigates how statewide, health policy coalitions incorporate immigrant interests in organizing strategies for policy change. The analysis supports a theoretical framework of how mediating institutions can facilitate the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (234 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781593326654
1593326653