A Ladder of Citizen Participation
نویسنده
چکیده
The beated controversy over "citizen participation," "citizen conuol," and "maximum feasible involvement of the poor," has been waged largely in ( enDS of exacerbated rhetoric and misleading euphemislDS. To encourage a more enlightened dialogue, a typology of citizen participation is offered using examples from three federal social programs: urban renewal. antipoverty, and Model Cities. The typology, which is designed to be provocative, is arranged in a ladder pattern with each rung corresponding to the extent of citizens' power in determining the plan and/ or program.
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