A Different Kind of State?: Popular Power and Democratic AdministrationGregory Albo, David Langille, Leo Panitch The organization of the public sphere has become the central political problem of the 1990s. Neither the centralized bureaucracies of Eastern Europe nor the liberal/pluralist states of the West have been able to cope as their citizens demand more public services and greater democratic accountability. Increased competitiveness within a free market cannot satisfy these needs; if anything, it generates more victims dependent on government help. This book introduces the possibilities for democratic administration - reforming the system of government so as to enhance public participation, improve the design of programmes and the delivery of services, and to ensure a better working environment within the public sector. |
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GREGORY ALBO | 17 |
POPULAR PLANNING | 35 |
Transforming the Fordist State | 51 |
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