Politics and Civics of National Service Lessons from the Civilian Conservation Corps, VISTA, and AmeriCorps

Name: Politics and Civics of National Service Lessons from the Civilian Conservation Corps, VISTA, and AmeriCorps
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ISBN: 9780815723806

ISBN-10: 0815723806

ISBN-13: 9780815723806

Edition: 2013

Authors: Melissa Bass

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In 1933 Franklin Roosevelt created America's first, largest, and most highly esteemed domestic national service program: the Civilian Conservation Corps. As part of the CCC, Americans worked to rehabilitate, protect, and build the nation's natural resources. Despite its success, the CCC was short lived. Why did this program die while later, more controversial national service programs, such as Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and AmeriCorps, survive? And why given the hardwoncontinuation and expansion of AmeriCorps is national service less available as an option today than it was in 1933?In Politics and Civics of National Service, Melissa Bass focuses on the history, current…

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List price: $33.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication date: 1/17/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Preface



Introduction: National Service as Public Policy for Democracy



Citizenship and the Elements of Policy Design



The Civilian Conservation Corps



The CCC's Roots and Relationships



The CCC's Purpose and Governments Role



The CCC's Tools, Rules, and Targets



Volunteers in Service to America



VISTA's Roots and Relationships



VISTA's Purpose and Government's Role



VISTA's Tools, Rules, and Targets



AmeriCorps



AmeriCorps's Roots and Relationships



ArrieriCorps's Purpose and Government's Role



AmcriCorps's Tools, Rules, and Targets



Conclusion



Making Sense of the Past and Its Lessons for the Future


Notes


Index