Citizen participation in public decision making / edited by Jack DeSario and Stuart Langton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DeSario, Jack.

Langton, Stuart.

Policy Studies Organization.

Series:

Contributions in political science 0147-1066 ; no. 158.

Contributions in political science. 0147-1066 ; no. 158

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

United States.

Technocracy.

Physical Description:

xii, 237 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Greenwood Press, [1987]

Summary:

As services provided by government have expanded over the past several decades, so inevitably, has bureaucracy--especially the corps of professional administrators in charge of programs ranging from health care to the maintenance of efficient transportation networks. Under pressure from reform groups to promote public accountability by involving citizens in the decision-making process, government has begun to place private citizens on many important health, education, transportation, and environmental planning bodies. This study of citizen participation and technocracy, written by twelve prominent specialists, provides the first comprehensive theoretical and empirical analyses of these recent developments and their impact on formulating, directing, and implementing public policies.

Notes:

"Prepared under the auspices of the Policy Studies Organization."

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

0313254788

OCLC:

13397136