Stephen J. Farnsworth

Political Support in a Frustrated America (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Public confidence and trust in government is low these days. Farnsworth pinpoints this disappointment to shifting expectations of what, exactly, government should do. Politicians were once expected to maintain economic growth, but in our post-scarcity era most citizens expect them to provide services - such as welfare or environmental -that are often contentious. Enlarging the scope of local political empowerment will increase public support by making politics more approachable and responsive.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313051654
• Artikelnr.: 37829848

Autorenporträt

STEPHEN J. FARNSWORTH is Associate Professor of Political Science at Mary Washington College. Fredericksburg, VA.

Inhaltsangabe

Tables Acknowledgments A Crisis of Discontent and Alienation? "I Pledge
Allegiance?": Support for the Political Regime "Broken Branches?": Support
for the Component Parts of Government "The Great Destroyer?": Political
Support and the Mass Media "Voices in the Wilderness?": Ordinary Citizens
and Political Support Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index