| Description |
viii, 287 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Overcoming polarization / Daniel Yankelovich -- Nurturing economic growth and the values of American democracy / Norton Garfinkle -- Social security and medicare reform for the twenty-first century / Will Marshall -- The ethics of America's health care debate / Tsung-Mei Cheng and Uwe E. Reinhardt -- Religion as unifier and divider / Alan Wolfe -- Diversity, community, and government / Peter H. Schuck -- Immigration and social disorder / Peter Skerry -- Fighting the War on Terrorism / Francis Fukuyama -- Constitutional responsibility in the war on terrorism / Michael Vatis -- Character education and the challenge of raising a moral generation / Chester E. Finn, Jr -- Citizenship, civic unity, and national service / William A. Galston -- The fair society / Amitai Etzioni -- Toward a sustainable environmentalism / Mark Sagoff -- Is reform of America's electoral system possible? / Thomas E. Mann. |
| Subject |
Democracy -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-
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Political culture -- United States.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
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Social conflict -- United States.
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Polarization (Social sciences)
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| Added Author |
Garfinkle, Norton, 1931-
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Yankelovich, Daniel.
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| ISBN |
0300108567 (alk. paper) |
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9780300108569 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
IG# 0300108567 |
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YDXCP 2212598 |
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NZ1 9316054 |
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AU@ 000027028699 |
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