Promoting Participation

by Campbell, David; Lewis, N. Douglas

• ISBN13: 9781859414835
• ISBN10: 1859414834
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Cavendish Pub Ltd

Summary

The working of the modern market and the state has led to widespread social exclusion. As a result of this problem, recent proposals concerning a 'third way' of organising the provision of goods and services have been suggested. These proposals are defective, largely because of a lack of an informed understanding of the concrete legal, economic and political institutions they require. This understanding must be developed to turn the third way from an abstract idea into a workable plan for expanding citizens' participation in the governance of their lives. In this book, experts from economics, law, social policy and related fields indicate just what governmental, charitable and private bodies would be necessary to promote participation. The general constitutional framework of rights in which those bodies might see their efforts meet with success are discussed. Drawing on the work of those with a real knowledge of their fields, this book engages with the theoretical issues, but also brings a welcome concreteness to a political debate which, though vital, is often conducted at a purely abstract level.

Table of Contents

Preface
Contributors
Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
The Constitutional Implications of Participation	p. 1
Participation in Civil Society	p. 31
The 'Hybrid Contract' and the Merging of the Public and Private Law of the Allocation of Economic Goods	p. 45
A Constitutional Culture for More Participation: What would it Look Like?	p. 75
Participation and Passivity: No Room at the Top	p. 101
Participation and Local Government	p. 113
Constitutionalism, Democracy and Participation in the European Union	p. 137
Citizenship, Participation and Legitimacy in the European Union	p. 157
Community Politics	p. 175
Charity and Philanthropy: Towards a New Perspective	p. 183
Participation and Volunteering	p. 193
Participation and Legal Autonomy	p. 213
The Separation of Powers in the Changing Environment	p. 229
The Human Rights Act: An Assessment of the Act Designed to Incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights into Domestic Law	p. 251
The Case for Social and Economic Rights	p. 267
Consumers and Participation	p. 291
Participation and Corporate Governance	p. 319
Participation and the Regulatory Order	p. 349
Bibliography	p. 363
Index	p. 405
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