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Autore |
Fry Earl H. |
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Revitalizing governance, restoring prosperity, and restructuring foreign affairs : the pathway to renaissance America / / Earl H. Fry |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-7391-9748-7 |
0-7391-9747-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (291 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Bureaucracy - United States - History |
Bureaucracy - United States |
United States Foreign relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1: America's Quest to Remain a Superpower and to Provide an Exceptional Quality of Life for Its Citizens; Chapter 2: America on the Brink-Corrosive Government Practices in "Versailles on the Potomac"; Chapter 3: The Erratic Efforts of the U.S. Federal System to Cope with Entitlements and Health Care; Chapter 4: The American Dream in Question: Major Societal Cleavages; Chapter 5: In Search of aCoherent Foreign and Defense Policy |
Chapter 6: Upward or Downward Trajectory? The U.S. in the Uncharted Waters of Globalization, Technology Change, and Creative DestructionChapter 7: Solutions to Governance Problems; Chapter 8: Leveraging U.S. Strengths to Enhance National Competitiveness and the Individual's Quality of Life; Chapter 9: Life in Renaissance America and the World Surrounding It, 2030; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span>This book details fifteen debilitating fault lines facing the United States, ranging from Beltway dysfunction, to incoherent foreign policy pursuits. It then offers specific policy solutions, based on best practices, which will erase these fault lines and permit the United States to enter a new era of "Renaissance America" by 2030. |
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