Civic literacy : how informed citizens make democracy work / Henry Milner.

Author
Milner, Henry [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Hanover : University Press of New England, ©2002.
Description
ix, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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      Subject(s)
      Series
      Civil society [More in this series]
      Summary note
      "How civic literacy underpins effective democracies."--Cover.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-286) and index.
      Contents
      • Civic engagement and social capital. The uses and abuses of social capital ; Civic engagement and political participation ; Political participation and political knowledge
      • Sources of civic literacy. Civic literacy in comparative context ; Political participation and political institutions ; Civic literacy and political institutions ; Civic literacy and the media
      • Policy choices promoting civic literacy. Promoting civic literacy through political institutions and the media ; Promoting civic literacy through adult education ; The case of New Zealand
      • Civic literacy and socioeconomic outcomes. Economic outcomes: combining growth and fair distribution ; Civic literacy and the foundations of the sustainable welfare state in Sweden ; Civic literacy and the sustainable welfare state ; Conclusion: the future of the sustainable welfare state
      • Appendixes. The CSES questions on political knowledge ; The international adult literacy survey ; The TV dependency scale: data and sources ; A survey of New Zealand candidates.
      ISBN
      • 1584651725 ((cloth))
      • 9781584651727 ((cloth))
      • 1584651733 ((pbk.))
      • 9781584651734 ((pbk.))
      • 1584651989
      • 9781584651987
      LCCN
      2001004979
      OCLC
      47803381
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