- Introduction
- Part I: Is Anything Wrong?
- 1. Is America on the Wrong Track?
- 2. The Role of Government
- Part II: Looking for Reasons
- 3. The Usual Suspects
- 4. What Do We Need to Explain?
- 5. Why Legislation Is Often Badly Designed
- 6. Why Regulation Makes So Many People Angry
- 7. Why Working People and the Poor Do Badly
- Part III: Remedies
- 8. Bringing Government Closer to the People
- 9. Reforming Bureaucracy
- 10. Campaign Finance Reform
- 11. Toward More Coherent Legislation
- 12. Improving Regulation
- 13. Engaging Citizens of Modest Means
- Part IV: The Role of the People
- 14. How Much Influence Do Citizens Have?
- 15. How Capable Are Americans of Self-Government?
- 16. The Ambitions and Realities of Civic Participation
- 17. Building Citizenship
- Notes
- Index
The Trouble with Government
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$38.00 • £33.95 • €34.95
ISBN 9780674008328
Publication Date: 03/01/2002
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