Suggested Readings
Cahn, Edgar S., Rebuilding Community: The Co-Production Imperative. Time Banks USA Washington, D.C.
Cahn, Edgar S. (2000). No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative. Essential Books: Washington, D.C.
Cahn, Edgar S., and Rowe, Jonathan (1992). Time Dollars: The New Currency That Enables Americans to Turn Their Hidden Resource-Time-Into Personal Security and Community Renewal. Rodale Press: Emmaus, PA.
Chase, Richard and McLain, Laura (Sept. 2001). St. Croix Valley Survey: Assessment of Needs and Quality of Life in Chisago, Washington, Pierce, Polk and St. Croix Counties. Wilder Foundation, St. Paul, MN (click on the "Research" button to find the survey)
Coles, Robert (1993). The Call of Service: A Witness to Idealism. Houghton Mifflin Company: New York, NY
Gardner, John (1991). Building Community. Independent Sector: Washington, D.C.
Putnam, Dr. Robert D. and Feldstein, Lewis (2003). Better Together: Restoring the American Community. Simon & Schuster: New York, NY.
Putnam, Dr. Robert D. (2000). Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. Simon & Schuster: New York, NY.
Putnam, Dr. Robert D., Editor (2002). Democracies in Flux: The Evolution of Social Capital in Contemporary Society. Oxford University Press.
Additional readings on civic engagement and social capital:
Saguaro Seminar on Civic Engagement, The Social Community Benchmark Survey. John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
A follow-up study done after the September 11 tragedies is another source of information about civic engagement. It is available online at http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/saguaro/
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