Political Support in a Frustrated America
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:30th Oct '03
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Americans' current suspicions of politics can be overcome by expanding opportunities for local political participation.
Politicians were once expected to maintain economic growth, but in our post-scarcity era most citizens expect them to provide services - such as welfare or environmental -that are often contentious. Enlarging the scope of local political empowerment will increase public support by making politics more approachable and responsive.
Public confidence and trust in government is low these days. Farnsworth pinpoints this disappointment to shifting expectations of what, exactly, government should do. Politicians were once expected to maintain economic growth, but in our post-scarcity era most citizens expect them to provide services - such as welfare or environmental -that are often contentious. Enlarging the scope of local political empowerment will increase public support by making politics more approachable and responsive.
ISBN: 9780275977290
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200 pages