Renewing the American dream
Subtitle: a citizen's guide for restoring our competitive advantage
By: Frank Islam, George Muñoz, Ed Crego
Contributors: Muñoz, George; Crego, Edwin T.
Publisher: IMC Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780615349770
Subjects: Economic policy; Social conditions; Politics and government; Social status; Economic conditions
Description: "The first decade of this century was one of significant decline for the United States/  America became a debtor nations.  This current decade will be a decisive one.  The decisions made and the actions taken in it will determine the future of America and the American Dream. Concerned citizens understand this is a pivotal period and want to get involved in chaping America's future.  They have lost trust, however, in their leaders, institutions and the "governing elite."  They are searching for a resource to help them think about and respond to this situation...This book takes a hard look a where we are right now and what needs to be done about it.  It provides a comprehensive analysis of the American condition using a three part Renewal Framework (The American Dream Construct, The American Dream Platform, and the American Dream Process) created by the authors.  The book advances a citizen centered agenda for change and restoring America's competitive advantage It presents detailed recommendations for renewing the dream and outlines actions that leaders, organization, and individuals, can take to participate in the renewal process." --Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-335) and index.
Table of contents: title: A citizen's call to arms; title: Preface: the dream at risk; title: Competitive advantage for the twenty-first century; title: Assessing the dream. Reflections on the dream; title: The renewal framework; title: Reviving the dream. Jobs matter; title: The middle class matters; title: Small business and entrepreneurs matter; title: The media matters; title: The world matters; title: Working on the dream. Government is not the problem; title: Business is not the answer; title: Citizens all; title: Bowling together; title: The renewal model; title: Implementing the renewal process; title: Epilogue: the dream renewed; title: Appendix: renewal reccommendations.