A 10 page research paper on the social and psychological workings behind legislative action. The writer focuses on paternalism, eudaimonism, and special interest lobbying as the basis for shifting paradigms in U.S. governmental attitudes. Also included in the paper is a description of how shifting attitudes have resulted in the beginning of change. Bibliography lists 16 sources. A 6 page discussion of the modern-day communitarian leader Mary Ann Glendon.
Paper is primarily a review of contrasting opinions that exist in political literature and the news.