| Description |
ix, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Civil society
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Civil society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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. |
| Subject |
Political participation.
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Political participation. |
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Civil society.
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Civil society. |
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Civics -- Study and teaching.
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Civics -- Study and teaching. |
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Social capital (Sociology)
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Social capital (Sociology) |
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Participation politique. |
| ISBN |
1584651733 paperback |
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1584651725 cloth |
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1584651989 |
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