The trouble with government / Derek Bok.

By: Bok, Derek Curtis [author]
Language: English Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2001Description: xii, 493 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0674004485 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Political planning -- United States | United States -- Politics and government -- 1989- | United States -- Social policyDDC classification: 306.0973 LOC classification: JK468.P64 | B66 2001
Contents:
Is America on the wrong track? -- The role of government -- The usual suspects -- What do we need to explain? -- Why legislation is often badly designed -- Why regulation makes so many people angry -- Why working people and the poor do badly -- Bringing government closer to the people -- Reforming bureaucracy -- Campaign finance reform -- Toward more coherent legislation -- Improving regulation -- Engaging citizens of modest means -- How much influence do citizens have? -- How capable are Americans of self-government? -- The ambitions and realities of civic participation -- Building citizenship.
Summary: In the past 30 years, Americans have lost faith in their government. They have blamed Washington for problems ranging from poor schools to costly medical care to high rates of violent crime. Determining that many of these complaints are justified, Bok seeks to determine the reasons for the failings and frustrations associated with government.
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Includes bibliographical references

Is America on the wrong track? --
The role of government --
The usual suspects --
What do we need to explain? --
Why legislation is often badly designed --
Why regulation makes so many people angry --
Why working people and the poor do badly --
Bringing government closer to the people --
Reforming bureaucracy --
Campaign finance reform --
Toward more coherent legislation --
Improving regulation --
Engaging citizens of modest means --
How much influence do citizens have? --
How capable are Americans of self-government? --
The ambitions and realities of civic participation --
Building citizenship.

In the past 30 years, Americans have lost faith in their government. They have blamed Washington for problems ranging from poor schools to costly medical care to high rates of violent crime. Determining that many of these complaints are justified, Bok seeks to determine the reasons for the failings and frustrations associated with government.

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