Tailspin : the people and forces behind America's fifty-year fall--and those fighting to reverse it
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Democracy -- United States.
Equality -- United States.
Political culture -- United States.
Social change -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
Equality -- United States.
Political culture -- United States.
Social change -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
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441 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-416) and index.
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Publisher's description: Journalist Steven Brill examines how and why major American institutions no longer serve us as they should, causing a deep rift between the vulnerable majority and the protected few. Covering the years 1967 to 2017, Brill shows us how America's core values -- meritocracy, innovation, due process, free speech, and even democracy itself -- have somehow managed to power its decline into dysfunction. They have isolated our best and brightest, whose positions at the top have never been more secure or more remote. The result has been an erosion of responsibility and accountability, an epidemic of shortsightedness, an increasingly hollow economic and political center, and millions of Americans gripped by apathy and hopelessness. By examining the people and forces behind the rise of big-money lobbying, legal and financial engineering, the demise of private-sector unions, and a hamstrung bureaucracy, Brill answers the question on everyone's mind: How did we end up this way? Finally, he introduces us to those working quietly and effectively to repair the damages.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brill, S. (2018). Tailspin: the people and forces behind America's fifty-year fall--and those fighting to reverse it (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brill, Steven, 1950-. 2018. Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America's Fifty-year Fall--and Those Fighting to Reverse It. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brill, Steven, 1950-. Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America's Fifty-year Fall--and Those Fighting to Reverse It Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brill, Steven. Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America's Fifty-year Fall--and Those Fighting to Reverse It First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
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