Controlling Technocracy - Citizen Rationality and the Nimby Syndrome

Informationen zum Autor Gregory E. McAvoy is an assistant professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Klappentext In this exploration of the citizen rationality, the tension between democracy and technocracy, and the link between public opinion and policy, McAvoy demonstrates that citizen opinion plays a constructive role in environment policymaking. Zusammenfassung Offering a comprehensive look at the policymaking process! this title examines the motivations of public officials! the resources they have for shaping opinion! the influence of interest groups! and the evolution of waste reduction programs in Minnesota and other states.

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• Authors: Gregory E McAvoy, Gregory E. McAvoy, Gregory E. (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) McAvoy, McAvoy Gregory E.
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1999
• EAN: 9780878407415
• ISBN: 978-0-87840-741-5
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series; American Governance and Public; American Governance and Public Policy series; American Governance and Public
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Political science & theory, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Political science and theory, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Environmentalist, Conservationist & Green Organizations, Environmentalist, conservationist and Green organizations, Marxism & Communism, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Opinion Polling