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Beschreibung
Who Will Tell the People exposes the hidden power dynamics in American democracy and inspires citizens to reclaim their voice and reshape the system for the greater [...] Will Tell the People is a passionate, eye-opening challenge to American democracy. Here is a tough-minded exploration of why we’re in trouble, starting with the basic issues of who gets heard, who gets ignored, and why. Greider shows us the realities of power in Washington today, uncovering the hidden relationships that link politicians with corporations and the rich, and that subvert the needs of ordinary citizens. How do we put meaning back into public life? Greider shares the stories of some citizens who have managed to crack Washington’s "Grand Bazaar" of influence peddling as he reveals the structures designed to thwart them. Without naiveté or cynicism, Greider shows us how the system can still be made to work for the people and delineates the lines of battle in the struggle to save democracy. By showing us the reality of how the political decisions that shape our lives are made, William Greider explains how we can begin to take control once more.
Who Will Tell the People exposes the hidden power dynamics in American democracy and inspires citizens to reclaim their voice and reshape the system for the greater [...] Will Tell the People is a passionate, eye-opening challenge to American democracy. Here is a tough-minded exploration of why we’re in trouble, starting with the basic issues of who gets heard, who gets ignored, and why. Greider shows us the realities of power in Washington today, uncovering the hidden relationships that link politicians with corporations and the rich, and that subvert the needs of ordinary citizens. How do we put meaning back into public life? Greider shares the stories of some citizens who have managed to crack Washington’s "Grand Bazaar" of influence peddling as he reveals the structures designed to thwart them. Without naiveté or cynicism, Greider shows us how the system can still be made to work for the people and delineates the lines of battle in the struggle to save democracy. By showing us the reality of how the political decisions that shape our lives are made, William Greider explains how we can begin to take control once more.
Über den Autor
William Greider is the bestselling author of five previous books, including One World, Ready or Not (on the global economy), Who Will Tell the People (on American politics), and Secrets of the Temple (on the Federal Reserve). A reporter for forty years, he has written for The Washington Post and Rolling Stone and has been an on-air correspondent for six Frontline documentaries on PBS. Currently the national affairs correspondent for The Nation, he lives in Washington, DC.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents

PART ONE

REALITIES OF POWER

1
Mock Democracy

2 Well-Kept Secrets

3 Bait and Switch

4 The Grand Bazaar

5 Hollow Laws

6 The Fixers

PART TWO

HOW MAY THE PEOPLE SPEAK TO POWER?

7
The Politics of "Rude and Crude"

8 Political Orphans

9 Class Conflict

10 Democratic Promise

PART THREE

MEDIATING VOICES

11
Who Owns the Democrats?

12 Rancid Populism

13 Angle of Vision

14 The Lost Generation

15 Citizen GE

PART FOUR

TRIUMPH AND LOSS

16
Crackpot Realism
17 The Closet Dictator

Conclusion: The American Moment

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: No Series
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780671867409
ISBN-10: 0671867407
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Greider, William
Hersteller: Simon & Schuster
No Series
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: William Greider
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.1993
Gewicht: 0,787 kg
Artikel-ID: 101047269