02930nam a2200457Ka 4500 ocn664279304 OCoLC 20171018091358.0 m d cr un||||||||| 100916s2000 nyua ob 000 0 eng d 9781849500296 (electronic bk.) : �80.95 ; � 118.95 ; $150.95 1849500290 (electronic bk.) : �80.95 ; � 118.95 ; $150.95 0762304995 (hbk.) 9780762304998 (hbk.) ZJC eng ZJC JS211 .C57 2000 JPQB bicssc RPC bicssc POL020000 bisacsh 332.1 320.8/5 22 Citizen responsive government [electronic resource] / edited by Keith Hoggart, Terry Nichols Clark. New York : JAI, 2000. 1 online resource (xv, 287 p.) : ill. Research in urban policy, 1479-3520 ; v. 8 Includes bibliographical references. How can government stay linked to its citizens? Across the world, governments' basic principles are turned on their heads as global markets, weakened national states, and active citizens emerge. Governments increasingly act not alone, but many governments and private groups make policy jointly - labeled 'governance'. But this raises new concerns for adequate citizen responsiveness. Leaders and parties previously considered left or right make unexpected choices - as leaders explore Third Ways, New Political Cultures, and more. As policy choices grow more complicated, they are harder to present to citizens - which undermines citizen legitimacy of parties and elected officials. How can government maintain democratic accountability? This volume explores new answers by probing citizen involvement in specific cities and countries the world over. There is no single problem, hence no single remedy. But by contrasting key elements of national and local contexts, this volume offers lessons about how citizens are variously activated; about what works, where, and why. From specific results emerge insights about how citizens may drive policy, or be ignored, in a time of turbulence and rapid cultural change for government policy making. Description based on print version record. Municipal government. Political participation. Central government policies. bicssc Urban & municipal planning. bicssc Political Science Public Policy City Planning & Urban Development. bisacsh Hoggart, Keith. Clark, Terry N. Print version: Citizen responsive government. New York : JAI, 2000 0762304995 (DLC) 00055287 (OCoLC)44548943 Research in urban policy, v. 8. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/1479-3520/8 SSbacklist 223010 223010