Reviving citizen engagement : policies to renew national community /: policies to renew national community. (2014)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Reviving citizen engagement : policies to renew national community /: policies to renew national community. (2014)
- Main Title:
- Reviving citizen engagement : policies to renew national community
- Further Information:
- Note: Larry N. Gerston.
- Authors:
- Gerston, Larry N
- Contents:
- A Turning Point for America; America Adrift; Weakened Citizenship: The Catalyst for Disaffection; Characteristics of the Hollowed Out Society; Plan of the Book; ; DETACHED SPIRIT; Cracks in the Pavement; The Stagnant Society; Divisions Over Basic Values; The Fractured Society—The Greater Good No More; I’ve Got Mine…Go Get Yours; Summing Up; ; An Uneven Electorate; Blurred Windows of Opportunity; Competing Power Wielders; Election Impediments; Conclusion: Coping With a Disjointed Participatory Network; ; The Opportunity Conundrum; The Growing Chasm Between the "Haves" and "Have Nots"; The Challenge of Equal Opportunity; Equality: Substance versus Symbolism; BROKEN INSTITUTIONS; The Search For Public Investment; A Poorly Educated Nation; Decaying Infrastructure; Research and Development; Leaving the Future Behind; ; Policy Making Institutions At A Crossroads; Congress: A Branch in Disrepair; Changing Boundaries of the Executive Branch; Subtleties in the Judiciary; Institutions on Shaky Ground; ; A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIES IN ONE NATION; An Economic System That Divides Its Members; The Growing Chasm Between Those at the Bottom and Those at the Top; Changes in the Workplace; Safety Net programs in the 21st Century: On the Money or Out of Touch?; A Gap That Must Be Bridged; ; The Struggle For Corporate Inclusion; Loyalty to Stockholders First, Nation Last; Lower Salaries, Diminished Benefits; The Great Tax Escape; On the Outside Looking In; ; REPAIR AND RENEWAL; Toward TheA Turning Point for America; America Adrift; Weakened Citizenship: The Catalyst for Disaffection; Characteristics of the Hollowed Out Society; Plan of the Book; ; DETACHED SPIRIT; Cracks in the Pavement; The Stagnant Society; Divisions Over Basic Values; The Fractured Society—The Greater Good No More; I’ve Got Mine…Go Get Yours; Summing Up; ; An Uneven Electorate; Blurred Windows of Opportunity; Competing Power Wielders; Election Impediments; Conclusion: Coping With a Disjointed Participatory Network; ; The Opportunity Conundrum; The Growing Chasm Between the "Haves" and "Have Nots"; The Challenge of Equal Opportunity; Equality: Substance versus Symbolism; BROKEN INSTITUTIONS; The Search For Public Investment; A Poorly Educated Nation; Decaying Infrastructure; Research and Development; Leaving the Future Behind; ; Policy Making Institutions At A Crossroads; Congress: A Branch in Disrepair; Changing Boundaries of the Executive Branch; Subtleties in the Judiciary; Institutions on Shaky Ground; ; A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIES IN ONE NATION; An Economic System That Divides Its Members; The Growing Chasm Between Those at the Bottom and Those at the Top; Changes in the Workplace; Safety Net programs in the 21st Century: On the Money or Out of Touch?; A Gap That Must Be Bridged; ; The Struggle For Corporate Inclusion; Loyalty to Stockholders First, Nation Last; Lower Salaries, Diminished Benefits; The Great Tax Escape; On the Outside Looking In; ; REPAIR AND RENEWAL; Toward The Resumption of Citizenship; Bolstered Public Education; Restored Citizenship Rights and New Obligations; Substantive tax Reform; Policies Repositioned More for the Whole Than the Parts … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Boca Raton : CRC Press
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustration (black and white)
- Subjects:
- 323.60973
Citizenship -- United States
Political participation -- United States
Communities -- Political aspects -- United states
United States -- Social policy -- 21st century
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781482231779
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781482231762
- Notes:
- Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.140524
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