Comparative Public Policy and Citizen Participation. Energy, Education, Health and Urban Issues in the U.S. and Germany

Content: 
Pergamon Policy Studies on Politics and Administration, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Acknowledgments, Pages ix-x
Introduction, Pages xi-xv
1 - Analyzing United States Policy Making, Pages 3-16, Robert A. Levine
2 - Citizens' Action Groups in the German Political System, Pages 17-27, Uwe Thaysen, Stephen Artner
3 - Citizens' Participation in Decision-Making Processes in Energy and Environmental Policy, Pages 31-40, Horst Zillessen
4 - Participation in Energy Policy, Pages 41-53, Heino Galland
5 - Citizens' Participation at Government Expense, Pages 54-69, Joan B. Aron
6 - Ambiguity as a Source of Political Efficacy : The Contradictions of the German Antinuclear Movement, Pages 70-84, Michael Pollak
7 - Education as Loosely Coupled Systems in West Germany and the United States, Pages 87-98, Maurice A. Garnier
8 - Modes of Participation and Policy Impact in American Education, Pages 99-116, Robert H. Salisbury
9 - Teachers and Participation: Experiences with Participation in the Continuing Education of Teachers in West Germany, Pages 117-122, Raimund Klauser
10 - The Possiblities and Limits of Participation in North Rhine Westphalia's Oberstufen-Kolleg of the University of Bielefeld, Pages 123-134, Wulf Drexler
11 - Citizens' Participation in the Delivery of Human Services, Pages 137-152, Gordon P. Whitaker
12 - The Foundations of Political Participation, Pages 153-161, Prodosh Aich
13 - Participation and Local Politics in Marxist Theory and Practice, Pages 162-170, Adalbert Evers, Juan Rodrigues-Lores
14 - Health Policy Implementation and Corporate Participation in West Germany, Pages 173-193, Christa Altenstetter
15 - Health Care Policy Strategies and Political Coalitions in the United States, Pages 194-214, Lawrence D. Brown
16 - Social Planning and Citizens' Participation: A Discussion and Empirical Analysis, with Data Drawn from the Health Planning Area, Pages 215-227, Virginia Cohn Parkum
17 - The Trend Toward Citizens' Participation in the Welfare State: Countervailing Power to the Professions, Pages 228-243, Henry A. Landsberger
18 - The Agenda for Participation Research, Pages 244-245, Reinhard Oppermann
Index, Pages 247-250
About the Contributors, Pages 251-252