Next+Form+of+Democracy-+How+Expert+Rule+is+Giving+Way+to+Shared+Governance

=     = ==The Next Form of Democracy    How Expert Rule Is Giving Way to Shared Governance. . . **and Why Politics Will Never Be the Same**   ==

Matt Leighninger  **(Foreword by U.S. Senator Bill Bradley** **)**
=  = =   = =**       Introduction         **= = =
 * Things Your Mayor Never Told You: The Recent Transformation of Local Democracy   1
 * Section 1—The State of Democracy  23 
 * 1 Good Citizens and Persistent Public Problems   25
 * 2 Is Everything Up to Date in Kansas City? Why “Citizen Involvement” May Soon Be Obsolete   44
 * Section 2—appeals to citizenship  69 
 * 3 Of Pigs and People: Sprawl, Gentrification, and the Future of Regions   71
 * 4 The Increasing Significance of Race in Public Life   93
 * 5 Washington Goes to Mr. Smith: The Changing Role of Citizens in Policy Development   117
 * Section 3—Building Shared Governance  149 <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;">
 * 6 The Strange Career of Chuck Ridley: Drug Abuse, Community Organizing, and “Government by Nonprofits”  <span style="font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Helvetica;"> 151
 * 7 “Marrying” Schools and Communities: Endless Love or Affair to Remember?  <span style="font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Helvetica;"> 172
 * 8 Sharing the Buck: Communities Rethink Public Finances and Public Responsibilities  <span style="font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Helvetica;"> 195
 * conclusion—Things to come  <span style="font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Helvetica;"> 224