What’s Old is New Again: Dialogue between Government and its Citizens in the 21st Century
The issues of citizen interaction with government, government accountability, public trust, transparency, openness, and “sunshine” have been around for a long time, but the gap between citizen expectations and government actions seems to be widening. Pick a local issue. Is it a national retailer looking to locate in your community and run amuck over your local regulations? Is it an economic development project to expand the water infrastructure in your rural community to a