{"product_id":"democracy-and-its-elected-enemies-american-political-capture-and-economic-decline-hardback-9781107012653","title":"Democracy and its Elected Enemies; American Political Capture and Economic Decline (Hardback) 9781107012653","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDemocracy and its Elected Enemies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAmerican Political Capture and Economic Decline\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book provides an action plan for restoring 'true' democracy in which politicians only provide the services that people have voted for.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSteven Rosefielde (Author), Daniel Quinn Mills (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107012653, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 October 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e209 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 1.7 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Steven Rosefielde and Daniel Quinn Mills have written a book for these times when public frustration with the political gridlock and apparent dysfunction of Washington has reached unprecedented levels. The analysis they offer is both sobering and somber in its portrayal of a systemic failure that not only impacts the nation's domestic institutions and economic well-being but also undermines its global standing at a moment when American leadership is needed more than ever, as rapid change sweeps across Africa and the Middle East and new centers of power emerge in Asia and the Americas. Even those who will find themselves disagreeing with the remedies prescribed in Democracy and its Elected Enemies will nevertheless need to grapple with the diagnosis meticulously laid out by the authors.' J. Peter Pham, Director, Africa Center, Atlantic Council and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Middle East and Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDemocracy and its Elected Enemies reveals that American politicians have usurped their constitutional authority, substituting their economic and political sovereignty for the people's. This has been accomplished by creating an enormous public service sector operating in the material interest of politicians themselves and of their big business and big social advocacy confederates to the detriment of workers, the middle class and the non-political rich, jeopardizing the nation's security in the process. Steven Rosefielde and Daniel Quinn Mills contend that this usurpation is the source of America's economic decline and fading international power, and provide an action plan for restoring 'true' democracy in which politicians only provide the services people vote for within the civil and property rights protections set forth in the constitution.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The Challenge of American Politocracy: 1. Hard times\u003cbr\u003e 2. Democracy\u003cbr\u003e 3. Politocracy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Silver lining?\u003cbr\u003e 5. Road to ruin\u003cbr\u003e 6. Burden and spoils\u003cbr\u003e 7. Treadmill of reform\u003cbr\u003e Part II. How Politocracy Drives American Policy: 8. Subprime mortgage crisis\u003cbr\u003e 9. Foreign imbroglios\u003cbr\u003e 10. Transnationalism\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Democratic Retreat and Revival: 11. Global retreat\u003cbr\u003e 12. Recovering lost ground.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265478316312,"sku":"9781107012653","price":77.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107012653i.jpg?v=1692023317","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/democracy-and-its-elected-enemies-american-political-capture-and-economic-decline-hardback-9781107012653","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}