02523nam 2200577Ia 450 991077957630332120200520144314.01-299-35632-X0-7391-5195-9(CKB)2550000001016637(EBL)1155205(OCoLC)854970953(SSID)ssj0000861163(PQKBManifestationID)11464859(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000861163(PQKBWorkID)10916226(PQKB)11514533(MiAaPQ)EBC1155205(Au-PeEL)EBL1155205(CaPaEBR)ebr10678352(CaONFJC)MIL466882(EXLCZ)99255000000101663719951016d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerica and the limits of the politics of selfishness[electronic resource] /Sidney R. WaldmanLanham, MD Lexington Booksc20071 online resource (136 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-1574-X Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2 :Puzzles of Representative Government; Chapter 3: The Possibilities and Limits of Presidential and Political Leadership; Chapter 4: The Public; Chapter 5: Is there a Role for Morality and Religion in Our Political System?; Chapter 6: A Problem of Accountability and Power in Our Democracy; Chapter 7: Self-Love and Ignorance about the World as well as the United States; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorAmerica and the Limits of the Politics of Selfishness examines Congress, the Presidency, the public, and public policy, demonstrating the important impact of the public's selfishness, morality, compassion, and religious beliefs on the American political system.Political ethicsUnited StatesPolitical leadershipUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and governmentMoral and ethical aspectsUnited StatesfastUSAswdPolitical ethicsPolitical leadership172Waldman Sidney R1519638MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779576303321America and the limits of the politics of selfishness3757862UNINA