The end of authority
Subtitle: how a loss of legitimacy and broken trust are endangering our future
By: Douglas E. Schoen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9781442220317
Subjects: Political corruption; Income distribution; Resistance to Government; Legitimacy of governments; Power (Social sciences); Political aspects; The State
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the crisis of authority; title: Why the crisis of authority matters; title: Documenting and understanding the loss of trust; title: How trust works in democracies and autocracies; title: Broken trust in democracies and autocracies; title: Income inequality and the crisis of capitalism; title: Income inequality : what's causing it, why it matters, and what to do; title: Political corruption and crony capitalism; title: The rise of anti-systemic politics : Europe and the United States; title: The rise of anti-systemic politics : Russia, India, the Middle East, and Africa; title: Technology : builder and betrayer of trust; title: The need for bold solutions; title: Conclusion : no time to lose.