Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Five Key Debates That Democracies Decide -- 1. What Is Government's Job? -- 2. Rules of Politics -- 3. Taxes and Budgets: Following the Money -- 4. Making Public Rules for Business and the Marketplace -- 5. Civil Rights and Criminal Wrongs: Society's Rules for Individuals -- pt. 2 Tools for Democracy's Activists -- 6. Developing a Strategy: Advocacy's Road Map -- 7. Research and Analysis: Advocacy by Fact, Not Fiction -- 8. Organizing: Bringing People Together to Make Social Change -- 9. Building and Maintaining Advocacy Coalitions -- 10. Messages and Media: Democracy's Megaphones -- 11. Lobbying: The Art of Influencing Public Officials -- 12. Initiatives: The Power of the Ballot -- 13. Internet: Democracy's Newest Tool
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index
