{"product_id":"governments-end-9781891620492","title":"Government's End","description":"An earlier edition of this extraordinarily prescient, elegantly written book created a sensation among Washington media insiders when it was published more than five years ago under the title \u003ci\u003eDemosclerosis\u003c\/i\u003e. In it, Jonathan Rauch, a former correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e and a columnist for \u003ci\u003eNational Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, showed with startling clarity the reasons why America's political system (and, in fact, other political systems as well) was becoming increasingly ineffective. Today, as Rauch's predictions continue to manifest themselves in a national politics of \"sound and fury\" and little effective legislation, and in increasing voter cynicism, this book has achieved renown as the classic and essential work on why politics and government don't work. In \u003ci\u003eGovernment's End\u003c\/i\u003e, Rauch has completely rewritten and updated his earlier work to reassess his theory, analyze the political stalemate of the last few years, and explain why sweeping reform efforts of the kind led by Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and Newt Gingrich aren't the answers. He also looks ahead at what is likely to happen -- or not happen -- next, and proposes ideas for what we must do to fix the system. For anyone who cares about the health of American democracy -- and indeed of international security -- \u003ci\u003eGovernment's End\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating, disturbing, and vitally important book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781891620492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.52w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 115\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jon Rauch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670028546204,"sku":"9781891620492","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_19f5d12a-5776-4c1b-b8b2-86756537497c.jpg?v=1603921662","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/governments-end-9781891620492","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}