The Emerging American Garrison State [electronic resource] /
Esman, Milton J.author.
The constitutional structure of the American federal government is no longer providing responsible and effective governance. To overcome the current paralysis in government, to resume effective management of its crippled economy and of its global empire, a new pattern of government is emerging, one that adheres to the earlier outlines of the garrison state. This volume takes account of the gradual measures that have already been taken to respond to the current paralysis outlines the new pattern of governance that will replace the failing institutions of the constitutional state.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 What Is a Garrison State?; 2 Historical Antecedents; 3 Origins and Consolidation of the Imperium; 4 The Shock of 9/11 and Its Consequences; 5 The Five Dimensions of the American Garrison State; 6 The Autonomous Commander-in-Chief; 7 The Threat to Civil Liberties; 8 American Demographics and the Garrison State; 9 The Garrison State and America's Future; Selected Readings; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The constitutional structure of the American federal government is no longer providing responsible and effective governance. To overcome the current paralysis in government, to resume effective management of its crippled economy and of its global empire, a new pattern of government is emerging, one that adheres to the earlier outlines of the garrison state. This volume takes account of the gradual measures that have already been taken to respond to the current paralysis outlines the new pattern of governance that will replace the failing institutions of the constitutional state.
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