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Examines the factors that mobilize minorities in city politics. Focus on neighborhood associations; Face to face political participation as central element of democracy; Comparison of citizen involvement in different voluntary organizations; Difficulty in the measurement of sense of community; Effectiveness of neighborhood associations for mobilization.

Investigates alternative regulatory reform proposals which could lead to greater citizens group control over regulatory policy making. Citizens groups' problems of maintaining largescale lobbying efforts; Long-term rewards for accomplishing deregulation; Unwillingness to play the Congressional logrolling game; Cost and benefits of citizen group organizations; Expected expansion of citizen participation programs.