Healthy voices, unhealthy silence : advocacy and health policy for the poor /

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Author / Creator:Grogan, Colleen M.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2007.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 156 pages).
Language:English
Series:American governance and public policy series
American governance and public policy.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11185756
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Other authors / contributors:Gusmano, Michael K.
ISBN:9781435631953
1435631951
9781589013391
1589013395
9781589011823
1589011821
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-149) and index.
English.
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Summary:Public silence in policymaking can be deafening. When advocates for a disadvantaged group decline to speak up, not only are their concerns not recorded or acted upon, but also the collective strength of the unspoken argument is lessenedùa situation that undermines the workings of deliberative democracy by reflecting only the concerns of more powerful interests. But why do so many advocates remain silent on key issues they care about and how does that silence contribute to narrowly defined policies? What can individuals and organizations do to amplify their privately expressed concerns for polic.
Other form:Print version: Grogan, Colleen M. Healthy voices, unhealthy silence. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2007