Strong civil societies play a major role in controlling corruption in many societies, and reformers agree that citizens, both individual and organized, should be involved in reform. But accomplishing that goal has proven difficult. Some civil societies are weak, divided, and impoverished. In others, undemocratic regimes dominate through intimidation. And in still others, development difficulties, international debt, and misguided aid efforts stop reform before it can begin. Too often, anti-corruption campaigns do not engage social values or attack corruption as people experience it every day....
Strong civil societies play a major role in controlling corruption in many societies, and reformers agree that citizens, both individual and organized...
Strong civil societies play a major role in controlling corruption in many societies, and reformers agree that citizens, both individual and organized, should be involved in reform. But accomplishing that goal has proven difficult. Some civil societies are weak, divided, and impoverished. In others, undemocratic regimes dominate through intimidation. And in still others, development difficulties, international debt, and misguided aid efforts stop reform before it can begin. Too often, anti-corruption campaigns do not engage social values or attack corruption as people experience it every day....
Strong civil societies play a major role in controlling corruption in many societies, and reformers agree that citizens, both individual and organized...
Volume 1 in the Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series Drawing from his experiences as a long-term congressman, John Brademas focuses on policy formation to examine the politics of federal support for education. Brademas provides both analytic histories of representative education legislation and philosophical meditations on the relationship between education and democracy. "The academic community must prepare for a new and serious debate about public policy-and this text is an excellent primer for that debate."-Frank Newman, Journal of Higher Education.
Volume 1 in the Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series Drawing from his experiences as a long-term congressman, John Brademas focuses on poli...
In every sector of American society, civility has declined-from vicious political rhetoric to attacks in the blogosphere and lack of personal decency. In 2011, The Dilenschneider Group, a strategic communications firm, sponsored a series of lectures on civility in conjunction with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Collected in this volume are the thoughts of some of the nation's most insightful minds as they explore this crisis and offer their opinions as to how we can restore civility in society. Featuring: HENRY KAUFMAN on Civility in the Financial Sector CHARLES...
In every sector of American society, civility has declined-from vicious political rhetoric to attacks in the blogosphere and lack of personal decency....
