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The new majority : toward a popular progressive politics /

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In an era of widespread and unsettling change in families, businesses, and communities, most Americans yearn for a government that will take their side. The contributors to this bold and visionary book argue that America is ready for a progressive politics with substance and bite. They contend that...

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Other Authors: Greenberg, Stanley B., 1945- (Editor), Skocpol, Theda (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [1997]
Subjects:
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Progressivism (United States politics)
United States > Politics and government > 1993-2001.
United States > Economic policy > 1993-2001.
United States > Social policy > 1993-
Progressisme > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1993-2001.
États-Unis > Politique économique > 1993-2001.
États-Unis > Politique sociale > 1993-
Economic policy
Politics and government
Social policy
United States
United States > Economic policy > 1993-2001
United States > Politics and government > 1993-2001
Since 1993
Table of Contents:
  • Politics for our time / Theda Skocpol and Stanley B. Greenberg
  • You are not alone / Jeff Faux
  • Economy, the community, and the public sector / Alan Brinkley
  • New social inequality and affirmative opportunity / William Julius Wilson
  • Case for social insurance / Theodore R. Marmor and Jerry L. Mashaw
  • Partnership with American families / Theda Skocpol
  • Political economy of citizenship / Michael J. Sandel
  • Reconnecting people and politics / Margaret Weir and Marshall Cox
  • Battle for the states / Karen M. Paget
  • Championing democracy reforms / Miles S. Rapoport and Marc Caplan
  • Emerging Democratic majority / Paul Starr
  • Reversing Southern Republicanism / Ira Katznelson
  • Globalization, the racial divide, and a new citizenship / Michael C. Dawson
  • Popularizing progressive politics / Stanley B. Greenberg.