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Democracy in America?: What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do about It
Book Details
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press
- Publish Date: Apr 2nd, 2020
- Pages: 352
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 1.00in - 1.20lb
- EAN: 9780226724935
- Categories: • American Government - General• Political Ideologies - Democracy• Political Process - Political Advocacy
About the Author
Benjamin I. Page is the Gordon Scott Fulcher Professor of Decision Making at Northwestern University. Martin Gilens is professor of public policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
Praise for this book
"Provocative suggestions for how to revive democratic practices through citizen action and institutional reform alike."-- "Kirkus Reviews"
"If you are looking for ways to join the reform effort, reading this important book is a useful start."
-- "Christian Century"
-- "Christian Century"
"What an accomplishment! The book is crystal clear, cogent, and builds beautifully on Page and Gilens's vital contributions over many years on influence and power in the US political system. A wonderful and important book, backed by very important and cutting-edge research. I will recommend it widely."--Jeffrey D. Sachs, Columbia University
"Brilliant, indispensable, and highly accessible."-- "New York Journal of Books"
"Outstanding research. . . . It will help power the movement to reestablish a government of, by, and for the people."--US Representative John Sarbanes
"There is an urgency to the project of repairing America's democracy. This book is the most important contribution so far. Powerful, comprehensive and original, it gives every American hope and a map--which is all this democracy has ever needed."
--Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University
--Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University
"In this important and riveting book, Benjamin Page and Martin Gilens reveal why America has failed to help those who have fallen behind and allowed inequality to explode. The solution isn't to redistribute wealth from the have-mores to the have-lesses. It's to redistribute political power to everyone. A must-read for anyone who cares about the future of America."--Robert B. Reich, Chancellors Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
"Our democracy is in crisis. This clear-eyed, thoughtful, and accessible book offers a roadmap for challenging the political power of the wealthiest Americans and corporate interests. Only a broad and persistent social movement, it argues, can make our government responsive to average Americans. A welcome and important work."--Anna Galland, executive director, MoveOn.org