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Numerous surveys have indicated that the average citizen does not meet the requirements of rationality & activism predicated by traditional democratic theory, whereas the leadership stratum tends to be more knowledgeable, interested, & libertarian than the average citizen. The study explores the source of these diff's by drawing R's from 3 pop's (a small city, a liberal arts Coll, & a junior HSch) & separating them into those who accepted the possibility of their holding public office & those who rejected that possibility. (The sample sizes were small-from 100 to 250.) It was found that those persons who see themselves as potential contenders for public office are likely to be more highly educated, from a higher class background, more knowledgeable & interested pol'ly, & more libertarian than persons who do not see themselves as potential contenders for public office. These findings indicate that Amer democracy is aided by a culture which encourages the emergence of pol'al leaders marked by qualities conducive to effective, democratic gov. AA.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-263) and index. ; Public-private partnerships : trends and issues -- The providers of welfare-to-work services -- The services provided -- The government-provider relationship -- Public-private partnerships : public policy issues. ; Mode of access: Internet.

A front-burner issue on the public policy agenda today is the increased use of partnerships between government and nongovernmental entities, including faith-based social service organizations. In the wake of President Bush's faith-based initiative, many are still wondering about the effectiveness of these faith-based organizations in providing services to those in need, and whether they provide better outcomes than more traditional government, secular nonprofit, and for-profit organizations. In Faith, Hope, and Jobs, Stephen V. Monsma and J. Christopher Soper study the effectiveness of 17 diff

AbstractThis is a study of the comparative outcome success experienced by 2748 participants in government-funded faith-based and community-based intervention programs for at-risk and adjudicated Latino youths run by 28 providers in five western cities. The Latino Coalition, an intermediary faith-based organization, subcontracted with 28 sub-grantees that provided the services from 2005–2008. The study found similar outcomes were experienced by youths in the faith-based versus the community-based programs, but it did find significantly different outcomes by the comprehensive versus non-comprehensive nature of the programs. The study places its findings in the context of faith-based and community initiatives and draws conclusions concerning the public policy implications of the government partnering with faith-based and community-based organizations to provide public services to needy, and especially minority, populations.