Future Of U.s. Politics In An Age Of Economic Limits
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Establishment Apologists
Friendly Fascism
Good Life
Labor Management Agreements
Major Socialist Party
Nonaccommodative Behavior
nondeterministic modeling
Nonzero Sum Games
Personal Upward Mobility
political conflict scenarios
political economy
Pressure Group System
Redistributive Demands
Reformist Nature
Shared Prosperity
Single Member Districts
social choice approach
social choice theory
social theory
technological change impact
Troubling Obstructions
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West Germany
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- ISBN 9780367307868
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 148 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 31 Oct 2022
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This study of the future of U.S. politics begins with an in-depth examination of the political, social, and economic dynamics of the present. Dr. Shefrin demonstrates that economic growth has been a key element in maintaining political stability by diverting the attention of materially deprived groups away from disruptive political activity. Examining the interaction of technological and political forces in the physical and social environment, he argues that an expectation of economic limits is reasonable—and perhaps undeniable—and focuses on the changes in the political system that can be anticipated in a no-growth or slow-growth society. Dr. Shefrin employs a nondeterministic "social choice" approach to reach the conclusion that, because the shape of the future is of major political significance, it will be the focus of intense political conflict. The four scenarios he presents reflect the major alternative directions possible for U.S. society, according to current social theory. Dr. Shefrin feels that the conflict among supporters of these alternatives will constitute the politics of the future.
Bruce M. Shefrin, assistant professor of political science at LeMoyne College and adjunct professor in the Civil and Public Service Program at Onondaga Community College, has also taught at Muskingum College and the University of Massachusetts.
