Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-404) and index.

Contents: The Constitutional implications of participation -- Participation in civil society -- The 'Hybrid contract' and the merging of the public and private law of the allocation of economic goods -- A Constitutional culture for more participation: what would it look like? -- Participation and passivity: No room at the top -- Participation and local government -- Constitutionalism, democracy and participation in the European union -- Citizenship, Participation and legitimacy in the European union -- Community politics -- Charity and philanthropy: towards a new perspective -- Participation and volunteering -- Participation and legal autonomy -- The separation of powers in the changing environment -- The human rights act: an assessment of the act designed to incorporate the European convention on human rights into domestic law -- The case for social and economic rights -- Consumers and participation -- participation and the regulatory order.