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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Engaging the Community in Decision Making: Case Studies Tracking Participation, Voice and Influence

Engaging the Community in Decision Making: Case Studies Tracking Participation, Voice and Influence

Guidry, John A.
Lasker, Roz Diane

Paperback

General SociologySocial Movements

ISBN10: 078644312X
ISBN13: 9780786443123
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Jan 21 2009
Pages: 247
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.90 Depth: 9.80
Language: English

In recent years, the rapidly growing field of community participation has promised to give people formerly excluded from decision making an influential voice about issues that affect their lives. Inclusive processes implemented in the United States and internationally have certainly given community members new opportunities to participate and be involved, but how effective are these processes in promoting the voice and influence of the people who have historically been excluded the most--the poorest, least educated, and most marginalized residents in communities? Of the various participants who have a seat at the table, whose voices are influential, whose aren't, and why?

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