Achieving Democracy: The Future Of Progressive Regulation

At its core, the United States has relied on philosophical pragmatism and the impulse of political progressivism to express the democratic values that permit all Americans to participate freely and equally in the political and economic affairs of the country. Achieving Democracy argues that with the focus on free markets and small government, however, America has since lost its grasp on this basic democratic creed. Economically, the vast majority of Americans have been made worse off due to a historically unprecedented redistribution of wealth from the lower and middle classes to the top one percent. Politically, partisan gridlock has hampered efforts to seek fairer taxes, responsive and effective regulation, reliable health care, and better education, among other needs. Achieving Democracy critiques the history of the neoliberal government and explores the dynamic and changing nature of contemporary government and the future of the regulatory state. Sidney Shapiro and Joseph Tomain demonstrate how its lessons can be applied today to regain essential democratic losses within the successful framework of a progressive government. Ultimately, America's historical experience with philosophical pragmatism has shown that progressive government is not only possible, it has been a full participant in constructing a good society for all citizens--Unedited summary from book jacket.

• | Author: Sidney A. Shapiro, Joseph P. Tomain
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 14, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 208 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 019023363X
• | ISBN-13: 9780190233631