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Democracy's Hidden Heroes: Fitting Policy to People and Place

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Availability:In StockContributor:David C. CampbellPublish date:2024-04-19Pages:197
Language:EnglishPublisher:Temple University PressISBN-13:9781439924587ISBN-10:1439924589UPC:9781439924587Book Category:Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Public Policy, Political Ideologies, SociologyBook Topic:Social Policy, DemocracySize:8.25 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.4409Product ID:SCJXNQFGAR
Democracy's Hidden Heroes tells the story of the local public managers and nonprofit directors who work where bureaucratic hierarchies and community networks meet and often collide. These "hidden heroes" struggle to align universal rules and compliance demands with the unique circumstances facing their organizations and communities.

David Campbell recounts compelling stories of the workarounds, sidesteps, informal agreements, and grantor-grantee negotiations that help policy initiatives succeed as intended. The settings include schools, human services departments, workforce development agencies, and community-based organizations. He explains why it is difficult, though necessary, to translate locally attuned implementation dynamics into accountability metrics for distant funders.

Drawing on 2,000 interviews, Democracy's Hidden Heroes is the culmination of decades spent talking to people who must reconcile bureaucratic and community cultures. Campbell's grounded approach and balanced perspective bring fresh insights to the analysis of policy implementation, public management, and results accountability, while offering both cautionary advice and a hopeful prognosis.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Temple University PressISBN-13:9781439924587ISBN-10:1439924589UPC:9781439924587Book Category:Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Public Policy, Political Ideologies, SociologyBook Topic:Social Policy, DemocracySize:8.25 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.4409Product ID:SCJXNQFGAR
David C. Campbell is Emeritus Professor of Cooperative Extension in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of California, Davis.
Publisher: Temple University Press

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