Citizen Governance: Leading American Communities in the 21st Century

Author: (USA) Box
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Box's book successfully integrates history and reality, exploring the relationship between the rationality of professions and the openness of democracy. —Hugh T. Miller (University of Atlanta) This book presents a fundamental idea of how our country should operate if citizens participate in the public governance process. Public managers, citizens, and political leaders should all read this book, as they all bear responsibility for enhancing government capabilities. —Mary M. Timney (Author of "Citizen Power") The analytical approach provided in this book offers valuable insights for thinking about the development of local community self-governance in urban and rural areas of China. —Translator of this book This book revolves around the topic of community citizen governance, reviewing the historical development of citizen governance and summarizing its value foundation, practical principles, and various types of policy orientations as environmental factors. On this basis, it vividly elaborates on the functions, status, and interrelationships of the three key roles—citizens, representatives, and public service professionals—in citizen governance. Finally, it outlines the institutional creation and implementation steps for local citizen governance. The book excels in integrating theory and practice, offering positive reference and value for strengthening grassroots democracy construction, developing, and improving socialist democracy in our country.