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Diminished Democracy: From Membership to Management in American Civic Life

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Diminished Democracy: From Membership to Management in American Civic Life - Skocpol, Theda, Professor
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Pundits and social observers have voiced alarm each year as fewer Americans involve themselves in voluntary groups that meet regularly. Thousands of nonprofit groups have been launched in recent times, but most are run by professionals who lobby Congress or deliver social services to clients. What will happen to U.S. democracy if participatory groups and social movements wither, while civic involvement becomes one more occupation rather than every citizen's right and duty? In Diminished Democracy , Theda Skocpol shows that ...

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Diminished Democracy: From Membership to Management in American Civic Life 2021, University of Oklahoma Press

ISBN-13: 9780806136271

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Diminished Democracy: From Membership to Management in American Civic Life 2003, University of Oklahoma Press

ISBN-13: 9780806135328

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