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Couto, Richard A. – 1999
This book explores relationships among democracy, social capital, and community-based mediating structures, focusing on Appalachia because of the obvious failures of market capitalism there. It suggests that mediating structures protect communities from the savage side of market capitalism and promote the democratic prospect by increasing and…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Community Action, Community Development, Community Organizations
