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

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sharp, Elaine B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Urban policy.
Political planning.
Political participation > U.S. states.
Municipal government.
Local government.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > State & Provincial.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Local.
Participation politique > États-Unis > États.
Politique urbaine > États-Unis.
Politique publique > États-Unis.
Administration municipale > États-Unis.
Administration locale > États-Unis.
Political participation > United States > States.
Urban policy > United States.
Political planning > United States.
Municipal government > United States.
Local government > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
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

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