Citizen Participation in Public Decision-Making: New Skills and Strategies for Public Managers

Author: (USA) Thomas
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book provides readers with a clear operational guide for citizen participation. The author outlines strategic approaches to developing citizen participation in the government decision-making process, attempting to tell readers how public managers should undertake the arduous task of promoting citizen involvement in various social affairs while maintaining the efficiency and effectiveness of public management. The author presents an effective decision-making model for citizen participation in concise and easy-to-understand language, and uses numerous empirical cases to illustrate and validate the effectiveness of the model.