Author: Winston LeRoy InnissPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : CIVICS : OECS.
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Civics for the Eastern Caribbean
Author: Winston LeRoy InnissPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : CIVICS : OECS.
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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The Department of State Bulletin
Author: Current Policy
Author: United States. Department of StatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Current Policy
Author: United States. Department of State. Bureau of Public AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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A Civics Handbook on Grenada
Author: Creswell R. JulienPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civics, Grenadian
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Aid and U.S. Interests in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Langhorne A. MotleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caribbean Area
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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The Politics and Civics of National Service
Author: Melissa BassPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0815723814
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
In 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt created America's first domestic national service program: the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). As part of this program—the largest and most highly esteemed of its kind—nearly three million unemployed men worked to rehabilitate, protect, and build the nation's natural resources. It demonstrated what citizens and government could accomplish together. Yet despite its success, the CCC was short lived. While more controversial programs such as President Johnson's Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and President Clinton's AmeriCorps survived, why did CCC die? And why—given the hard-won continuation and expansion of AmeriCorps—is national service an option for fewer Americans today than at its start nearly eighty years ago? In The Politics and Civics of National Service, Melissa Bass focuses on the history, current relevance, and impact of domestic civilian national service. She explains why such service has yet to be deeply institutionalized in the United States; while military and higher education have solidified their roles as American institutions, civilian national service is still not recognized as a long-term policy option. Bass argues that only by examining these programs over time can we understand national service's successes and limitations, both in terms of its political support and its civics lessons. The Politics and Civics of National Service furthers our understanding of American political development by comparing programs founded during three distinct political eras—the New Deal, theGreat Society, and the early Clinton years—and tracing them over time. To a remarkable extent, the CCC, VISTA, and AmeriCorps reflect the policymaking ethos and political controversies of their times, illuminating principles that hold well beyond the field of national service. By emphasizing these programs' effects on citizenship and civic engagement, The Politics and Civics of National Ser
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Doing Business and Investing in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information
Author: IBP, Inc.Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1438713630
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. Doing Business and Investing in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Guide
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1542
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