Downsizing democracy : how America sidelined its citizens and privatized its public
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Crenson, Matthew A., 1943-
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Ginsberg, Benjamin.
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Democracy -- United States -- Citizen participation.
Political participation -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Democracy -- Citizen participation.
Political participation.
Politics and government
United States. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Other Subjects
89.57 political participation.
Burger en overheid.
Bürger
Democratie.
Demokratie
Démocratie -- États-Unis -- Participation des citoyens.
Participation politique -- États-Unis.
Politieke participatie.
Politische Beteiligung
USA
USA.
États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement.

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xii, 294 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
UPC
9780801871504

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"In Downsizing Democracy, Matthew A. Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg describe how the powerful idea of a collective citizenry has given way to a concept of personal, autonomous democracy, in which political change is effected through litigation, lobbying, and term limits, rather than active participation in the political process. Mandatory taxes have replaced bonds as a means to fund military operations, career civil servants have replaced volunteers in the allocation of public services, and an elite, professional soldier has replaced the citizen-soldier.
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With citizens pushed to the periphery of political life, narrow special interest groups from across the political spectrum - largely composed of faceless members drawn from extended mailing lists - have come to dominate state and federal decision-making. In the closing decade of the last century, this trend only intensified as the federal government, taking a cue from business management practices, rethought its relationship to its citizens as one of a provider of goods and services to individual "customers.""--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Crenson, M. A., & Ginsberg, B. (2002). Downsizing democracy: how America sidelined its citizens and privatized its public . Johns Hopkins University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Crenson, Matthew A., 1943- and Benjamin. Ginsberg. 2002. Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Crenson, Matthew A., 1943- and Benjamin. Ginsberg. Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Crenson, M. A. and Ginsberg, B. (2002). Downsizing democracy: how america sidelined its citizens and privatized its public. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Crenson, Matthew A., and Benjamin Ginsberg. Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.

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