?Zimmerman illustrates, discusses and evaluates the politics of citizen participation in public policy-making in the US. Although personally favoring increased popular involvement, he is fair and comprehensive in his account of the strengths and weaknesses of various methods historically available in American state and local government (the New England town meeting, the initiative, referendum and recall, and cummunity organizing). Rather then belabor theoretical arguments, Zimmerman considers the legal and political variables that facilitate or frustrate citizen involvement. Thus he provides an accessible resource, ably supported by an extensive and valuable bibliography. The book will be especially useful to upper-division undergraduates and graduate students requiring a well-outlined overview of the topic.?-Choice
?Zimmerman illustrates, discusses and evaluates the politics of citizen participation in public policy-making in the US. Although personally favoring increased popular involvement, he is fair and comprehensive in his account of the strengths and weaknesses of various methods historically available in American state and local government (the New England town meeting, the initiative, referendum and recall, and cummunity organizing). Rather then belabor theoretical arguments, Zimmerman considers the legal and political variables that facilitate or frustrate citizen involvement. Thus he provides an accessible resource, ably supported by an extensive and valuable bibliography. The book will be especially useful to upper-division undergraduates and graduate students requiring a well-outlined overview of the topic.?-Choice
mmerman /f Joseph /i F.
?Participatory Democracy: Populism Revived, examines
comprehensively all forms of direct citizen decision-making in the
U.S. and two relatively new systems for enhancing the role of
citizens in large city governance.?-Election Administration
Reports
?Zimmerman illustrates, discusses and evaluates the politics of
citizen participation in public policy-making in the US. Although
personally favoring increased popular involvement, he is fair and
comprehensive in his account of the strengths and weaknesses of
various methods historically available in American state and local
government (the New England town meeting, the initiative,
referendum and recall, and cummunity organizing). Rather then
belabor theoretical arguments, Zimmerman considers the legal and
political variables that facilitate or frustrate citizen
involvement. Thus he provides an accessible resource, ably
supported by an extensive and valuable bibliography. The book will
be especially useful to upper-division undergraduates and graduate
students requiring a well-outlined overview of the
topic.?-Choice
"Participatory Democracy: Populism Revived, examines
comprehensively all forms of direct citizen decision-making in the
U.S. and two relatively new systems for enhancing the role of
citizens in large city governance."-Election Administration
Reports
"Zimmerman illustrates, discusses and evaluates the politics of
citizen participation in public policy-making in the US. Although
personally favoring increased popular involvement, he is fair and
comprehensive in his account of the strengths and weaknesses of
various methods historically available in American state and local
government (the New England town meeting, the initiative,
referendum and recall, and cummunity organizing). Rather then
belabor theoretical arguments, Zimmerman considers the legal and
political variables that facilitate or frustrate citizen
involvement. Thus he provides an accessible resource, ably
supported by an extensive and valuable bibliography. The book will
be especially useful to upper-division undergraduates and graduate
students requiring a well-outlined overview of the topic."-Choice
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