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Author Schoen, Douglas E., 1953-

Title The end of authority : how a loss of legitimacy and broken trust are endangering our future / Douglas E. Schoen.

Publication Info. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]
2013

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Description 1 online resource (269 pages) : illustrations
text rdacontent
computer rdamedia
online resource rdacarrier
Note Includes index.
Contents Introduction : the crisis of authority -- Why the crisis of authority matters -- Documenting and understanding the loss of trust -- How trust works in democracies and autocracies -- Broken trust in democracies and autocracies -- Income inequality and the crisis of capitalism -- Income inequality : what's causing it, why it matters, and what to do -- Political corruption and crony capitalism -- The rise of anti-systemic politics : Europe and the United States -- The rise of anti-systemic politics : Russia, India, the Middle East, and Africa -- Technology : builder and betrayer of trust -- The need for bold solutions -- Conclusion : no time to lose.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Government, Resistance to.
Income distribution -- Political aspects.
Legitimacy of governments.
Political corruption.
Power (Social sciences)
State, The.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Schoen, Douglas E., 1953- End of authority Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2013. v, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. (DLC) 2013024949 (OCoLC)841520288 9781442220317
ISBN 9781442220317
9781442220324 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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