National Study of Mediating Structures & Public Policy

FAIN: EH-*1189-76

American Enterprise Institute (Washington, DC 20036-4670)
Peter K. Berger (Project Director: May 1976 to October 1990)

To support study of social work, welfare, education, child care, law enforcement, housing and zoning, and health care. To produce 5 books recordingresults of 2 years' work.

To explore the notion of mediating structures as a new public policy paradigm in order to enlarge the scope of ideas challenging academic research and stimulating university students. Over a three year period, 5 public policy areas will be studied culminating in five separate books.