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Does Local Government Matter? : How Urban Policies Shape Civic Engagement /

Employing policy feedback theory to a series of local government programs, Elaine B. Sharp shows that these programs do have consequences with respect to citizens' political participation. With this clear-eyed analysis, Sharp finds that local governments' social program activities actually...

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Autor principal: Sharp, Elaine B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Employing policy feedback theory to a series of local government programs, Elaine B. Sharp shows that these programs do have consequences with respect to citizens' political participation. With this clear-eyed analysis, Sharp finds that local governments' social program activities actually dampen participation of the have-nots, while cities' development programs reinforce the political involvement of already-privileged business interests.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (248 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816681457