Contributions

  • Neuhaus, Richard John, joint author. - Contributor
  • American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. - Contributor

Publication

1977 - American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

11,250 words, Guess

Page Count

45 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more

Classifications

  • DDC309
  • LCCHN18 .B459
  • LCCHN18.B459

Description

Nearly twenty years ago in the first edition of this path-breaking book, Peter Berger and Richard John Neuhaus anticipated the major worldwide project of the 1990s: the renewal of civil society. They showed that such "mediating structures" as family, neighborhood, church, voluntary associations, and civic organizations are crucial institutions, whose weakening spells disaster. They warned public policy experts, then mesmerized by promising new government programs, that these were likely to be less successful than mediating institutions. Now, many of their ideas vindicated, the authors have returned to their original argument to assess what has succeeded, what has gone wrong, and what remains to be done. For this new edition, they have invited twelve scholars to join them in pointing toward new directions for the future. With reform of the welfare state on the international agenda, this new edition of To Empower People will likely become the beacon for the next generation.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Studies in political and social processes
  • AEI studies ; 139
  • AEI studies ;
  • 139.

Other Editions

  • To empower people: the role of mediating structures in public policyAmerican Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research1977-01-01

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