Time to start thinking : America in the age of descent / Edward Luce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luce, Edward, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Political culture.

Politics and government.

Civilization.

United States--Civilization--21st century.

United States.

United States--Economic conditions--21st century.

Economic conditions.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

Political culture--United States--21st century.

Education--United States--21st century.

Physical Description:

vi, 291 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

America in the age of descent

Place of Publication:

New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2012]

Summary:

Luce diagnoses factors behind the country's waning global leadership such as the shrinking middle class; an ineffective and flawed educational system; the stagnation of innovation in business and technology; a bloated and inefficient bureaucracy; the virulent polarization of national politics; and the damage caused by the influence of money in politics, along with endless campaigning. In the end, he assesses the prospects for change and offers a bleak outlook.

Contents:

The graduations

The lonely middle : why America's middle class continues to hollow out

Leave no robot behind : why America's education system is still falling behind

The Golden Goose : why America's lead in innovation can no longer be taken for granted

Gulliver's travails : why bureaucracy is harming America's competitiveness

Against itself : why America is becoming less governable

Maybe we can't : why money continues to rule Washington

An exceptional challenge : why the coming struggle to halt America's decline faces long odds.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-[292]).

ISBN:

9780802120212

0802120210

OCLC:

779194002