03544nam 2200841 450 991078996600332120230210230244.00-271-05667-3978027105352310.1515/9780271056678(CKB)2670000000160077(MH)012683875-5(SSID)ssj0000631288(PQKBManifestationID)11389416(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000631288(PQKBWorkID)10591916(PQKB)11310784(MiAaPQ)EBC6224107(DE-B1597)583770(DE-B1597)9780271056678(OCoLC)1253313681(EXLCZ)99267000000016007720200929d2010 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrRestoring democracy to America how to free markets and politics from the corporate culture of business and government /John F. M. McDermottUniversity Park, Pennsylvania :Pennsylvania State University Press,[2010]©20101 online resource (xiv, 481 p. )Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-271-03724-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface : A life of thought in a life of politics -- pt. 1. THE HISTORIC ADVANCE, ca. 1870-1970. The historic advance : Setting a context -- Interpreting the "sixties" -- The modern reaction -- pt. 2. RECAPPING AND BEYOND. Social stratification and social dynamics -- Institutional elites and social action -- The inner government within liberal democracy -- pt. 3. PROPSALS FOR A RENEWED HISTORIC ADVANCE. On strategy and organization -- The reform of the police power -- Civilizing the corporation -- A "civilized" employment system -- International government and international chaos -- Political reform."A narrative history of the gains in economic and political equality in the United States starting in the 1870s. Argues that many of these gains have been reversed since the 1960s, and proposes solutions for reversing this downward spiral"--Provided by publisher.Business and politicsUnited StatesEqualityUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic conditions1945-United StatesEconomic policy2009-America.McDermott.business.class theory.contemporary history.corporate reform.culture.democracy.government.labor reform.market.police.political change.politics.postwar world.social structure.the 60’s.united states.us.usa.Business and politicsEquality322.30973McDermott John F. M.1932-1505912MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789966003321Restoring democracy to America3735879UNINAThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress