Democracy in America?: What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do about It

by Benjamin I. Page and Martin Gilens

Book Overview

America faces daunting problems--stagnant wages, high health care costs, neglected schools, deteriorating public services. Yet the government consistently ignores the needs of its citizens, paying attention instead to donors and organized interests. Real issues are held hostage to demagoguery, partisanship beats practicality, and trust in government withers along with the social safety net.

How did we get here? Through decades of dysfunctional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022650896X
• ISBN13: 9780226508962
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"