Participatory Pluralism: Political Participation and Influence in the United States and Sweden

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Councils of Governments: A Study of Political Incrementalism,

Nelson Wikstrom. Despite the proliferation of councils of government,

relatively little scholarly concern has been devoted to councils and

council development. This text addresses itself to an overview of what a

council of government is, what it is not, how it functions, its significance

in metropolitan politics, and its chance of survival as a coordinating unit

between urban and suburban political bodies.

Councils of Governments limits its focus to a comparative and com-

prehensive analysis of councils of government. It expresses the au-

thor s view that the council approach is providing a democratic

mechanism for program coordination, policy direction, and manage-

ment.