The future of American democracy : a former congressman's unconventional analysis / Glen Browder.

Author
Browder, Glen [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2002.
Description
238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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    Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-230) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction: Browder's Thesis of American Democracy
    • Is America Dying?
    • Is America Dying? (An unconventional analysis of transforming American democracy)
    • How Dare I Ask Such an Outrageous Question About America? (The discomforting venture of a veteran politician, political scientist, and "American Dreamer")
    • What Do I Mean By "America", "American Democracy", and "Dying"? (A systems theory of transformational America)
    • Why and How, Arguably, is America Dying?
    • Proposition Number One "The favorable systemic environment of American democracy has disappeared."
    • Proposition Number Two "We have entrapped American democracy within a philosophical civil war."
    • Proposition Number Three: "American democracy no longer works the way it has in the past."
    • Proposition Number Four: "America seems to be tiring of its historic Great Experiment."
    • Is America Going to Die?
    • How Serious is America's Democratic Distemper? (Systemic realities and alternative scenarios)
    • What Might America Look Like, if We Continue Our Current Course, in 2050? (A speculative projection: "The American Federation")
    • Conclusion: The Future of American Democracy? (The Transformational Challenge of "New America").
    ISBN
    • 0761823077 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 9780761823070 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2002020281
    OCLC
    49679789
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