The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy

The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 211
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ISBN-10 : 9783031282102
ISBN-13 : 3031282108
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Book Synopsis The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy by : Benjamin Studebaker

Download or read book The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy written by Benjamin Studebaker and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-17 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that American democracy is in crisis. The economic system is slowly subjecting Americans of nearly all income levels and backgrounds to enormous amounts of stress. The United States lacks the state capacity required to alleviate this stress, and politicians increasingly find that if they promise to solve economic problems, they are likely to disappoint voters. Instead, they encourage voters to blame each other. The crisis cannot be solved, the economy cannot be set right, and democracy cannot be saved. But American democracy cannot be killed, either. Americans can’t imagine any compelling alternative political systems. And so, American democracy continues on, in a deeply unsatisfying way. Americans invent ever-more elaborate coping mechanisms in a desperate bid to go on. But it becomes increasingly clear that the way is shut. The American political system was made by those who are dead, and the dead keep it.


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