American Democracy in Peril: Seven Challenges to America's Future (Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking)

by William Hudson

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In an engaging and eye-opening mix of democratic thought and current issues, Hudson's provocative and popular text raises fundamentally important questions: does our national security state threaten the very democratic rights it is defending? Does the expansion of judicial power constitute a challenge to our democracy? Does the privileged position of business undermine democratic politics? In the wake of 9/11, the collapse of Enron and Worldcom, and the Supreme Court's controversial involvement in the 2000 presidential election, Hudson focuses on eight challenges to American democracy to provide not only balanced, clear-sighted recommendations for reform, but to emphasize that the strength of our political system rests on our ability to respond successfully to these pressing issues.
  • ISBN10 1566430097
  • ISBN13 9781566430098
  • Publish Date 22 September 1994
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 3 December 2001
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Seven Bridges Press,U.S.
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 336
  • Language English