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America 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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Waldman, Sidney R., 1940-2016
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2007]
Temas:
Political ethics > United States.
Representative government and representation > United States.
Political leadership > United States.
Political science > Philosophy.
Morale politique > États-Unis.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Political ethics
Political leadership
Political science > Philosophy
Representative government and representation
Politische Literatur
United States > Politics and government > Moral and ethical aspects.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > Aspect moral.
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 8. Self-love and ignorance about the world as well as the United States
  • Appendix. That we can change : a short appendix on love of self and others
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the author.

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