Bill Freeman is a Canadian urban issues writer and winner of the Governor General's Literary Award. He has authored nineteen books, including The New Urban Agenda. Bill lives on Toronto Island.

The challenge of democratizing democracy is key to the survival of our society. Without putting a participatory democracy in place, we can never reverse the environmental crisis, and establish a balance with Nature.

• Foreword: No Is a Very Powerful Word in PoliticsIntroductionPart 1: The Rise of Representative DemocracyChapter 1: Representative DemocracyChapter 2: Elections and Universal SuffrageChapter 3: Democracy and the Rise of Canadian CapitalismChapter 4: Elite Control in a Democratic SystemPart 2: Reformers and the GrassrootsChapter 5: Top-Down Reform: Progressives and the Farm PartiesChapter 6: Trade UnionsChapter 7: Co-operatives and the Social EconomyChapter 8: The Environmental MovementChapter 9: Community GroupsChapter 10: The ExcludedPart 3: Participatory DemocracyChapter 11: Democracy, Participation, and Social ChangeChapter 12: Creating a Participatory DemocracyAppendix: Some Rules for ReformersAcknowledgementsNotesIndex

Bill Freeman is a Canadian urban issues writer and winner of the Governor General's Literary Award. He has authored nineteen books, including The New Urban Agenda. Bill lives on Toronto Island.

The challenge of democratizing democracy is key to the survival of our society. Without putting a participatory democracy in place, we can never reverse the environmental crisis, and establish a balance with Nature.

• Foreword: No Is a Very Powerful Word in PoliticsIntroductionPart 1: The Rise of Representative DemocracyChapter 1: Representative DemocracyChapter 2: Elections and Universal SuffrageChapter 3: Democracy and the Rise of Canadian CapitalismChapter 4: Elite Control in a Democratic SystemPart 2: Reformers and the GrassrootsChapter 5: Top-Down Reform: Progressives and the Farm PartiesChapter 6: Trade UnionsChapter 7: Co-operatives and the Social EconomyChapter 8: The Environmental MovementChapter 9: Community GroupsChapter 10: The ExcludedPart 3: Participatory DemocracyChapter 11: Democracy, Participation, and Social ChangeChapter 12: Creating a Participatory DemocracyAppendix: Some Rules for ReformersAcknowledgementsNotesIndex