Reviving citizen engagement : policies to renew national community / Larry N. Gerston.
Provides evidence of our frayed society but also includes recommendations for strengthening America's social fabric. It details the steps we can -- and must -- take to repair, rebuild, and renew American society. Gerston contends they are within our reach if we are willing to make the sacrifices lon...
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Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
2015.
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Physical Description: | xxi, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- A turning point for America
- Cracks in the pavement
- An uneven electorate
- The opportunity conundrum
- Diminished public investment
- Policy-making institutions at a crossroads
- An economic system that divides its members
- The struggle for corporate inclusion
- Policies for making citizenship meaningful again.