How Policies Make Citizens: Senior Political Activism and the American Welfare State

by Andrea Louise Campbell

Book Overview

Some groups participate in politics more than others. Why? And does it matter for policy outcomes? In this richly detailed and fluidly written book, Andrea Campbell argues that democratic participation and public policy powerfully reinforce each other. Through a case study of senior citizens in the United States and their political activity around Social Security, she shows how highly participatory groups get their policy preferences fulfilled,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691122504
• ISBN13: 9780691122502
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"