The State and Democracy: Revitalizing America’s Government
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
7-31-2025
Department
Department of Social Sciences
Abstract
Corporate domination of public policy during the Reagan years resulted not only in increasing inequality and deteriorating living standards for millions of Americans, but in a diminution in the capacity of government to solve basic problems that are not amenable to market-oriented solutions. The authors of The State and Democracy (originally published in 1988) propose a new public philosophy for America: one which comprises communitarian values; governments at all levels which actively pursue the public interest; a participatory political culture; and a democratic, accountable process of public choice. Because of the authors’ extensive experience both inside and outside government, they offer a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective based not only on extensive research and study, but also on first-hand experience.
Publication Title
State and Democracy Revitalizing Americas Government
ISBN
[9781041084433, 9781040400791]
Recommended Citation
Levine, M.,
MacLennan, C.,
Raskin, M.,
Kushma, J.,
Noble, C.,
&
Faux, J.
(2025).
The State and Democracy: Revitalizing America’s Government.
State and Democracy Revitalizing Americas Government, 1-211.
http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003645429
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p2/2042