The politics and civics of national service : lessons from the Civilian Conservation Corps, Vista, and AmeriCorps / Melissa Bass.

Author: Bass, Melissa.

ImprintWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2013]

Descriptionxi, 304 p. ; 25 cm

Note:Introduction: public service as public policy for democracy -- Citizenship and the elements of policy design -- The CCC's roots and relationships -- The CCC's purpose and government's role -- The CCC's tools, rules, and targets -- Vista's roots and relationships -- Vista's purpose and government's role -- Vista's tools, rules, and targets -- AmeriCorps's roots and relationships -- AmeriCorps's purpose and government's role -- AmeriCorps's policy tools, rules, and targets -- Making sense of the past and its lessons for the future.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-294) and index.

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