Town meeting : practicing democracy in rural New England /

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At Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln described government by the people as "the great task remaining before us." Many citizens of modern America, frustrated and disheartened, are tempted to despair of realizing that ideal. Yet, it is a project still alive in parts of New England.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Robinson, Donald L., 1936-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Direct democracy > New England > History.
Political participation > New England > History.
Municipal government > New England > Citizen participation > History.
Administration municipale > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Participation des citoyens > Histoire.
Participation politique > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire.
Démocratie directe > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Direct democracy.
Municipal government > Citizen participation.
Political participation.
New England.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I : origins
  • Becoming Ashfield
  • Baptist troubles
  • Governing through a revolution
  • Interlude
  • Transformation
  • Part II : tales of modern governance
  • Town hall and town meeting
  • Tinkering with the system
  • Building a sewer system
  • Controlling the police
  • Educating children
  • Finally, a town common
  • Conclusion : implications for democratic practice and theory.

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