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Autore |
Adams Brian E. <1973-> |
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Titolo |
Citizen lobbyists : local efforts to influence public policy / / Brian E. Adams |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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9786611093792 |
9781281093790 |
1281093793 |
9781592135714 |
1592135714 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Lobbying - United States - States - Citizen participation |
Local government - United States |
Lobbying - California - Santa Ana - Citizen participation |
Santa Ana (Calif.) Politics and government Case studies |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-228) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; PART I. Introduction; 1 Citizen Lobbyists; 2 Citizen Efforts to Influence Local Policy: A Review of the Literature; PART II. Participation Across Local Policies; 3 Policy Characteristics and Patterns of Participation; 4 Policy Entrepreneurs and the Opportunity to Participate; 5 Local Newspapers and Participation; 6 Social Conflict and Participation; PART III. How Citizens Participate; 7 Participatory Strategies and Tactics; 8 Public Meetings and the Democratic Process; 9 The Political Value of Social Networks; PART IV. Conclusion; 10 The Practice of Local Democracy |
Appendix: Policies Discussed by Interview RespondentsNotes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Citizen Lobbyists explores how U.S. citizens participate in local government. Although many commentators have lamented the apathy of the American citizenry, Brian Adams focuses on what makes ordinary |
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