Adrift
Subtitle: charting our course back to a great nation
By: by William C. Harris and Steven C. Beschloss
Contributors: Beschloss, Steven C., 1958-
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Amherst, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781616144036
Subjects: Politics and government; Economic policy; Forecasting; Education; Economic conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: why we have written this book; title: Are Americans still capable of bold action and common purpose?; title: Is it too late to restore American ambition?; title: What's so bad about good government?; title: Have we lost contact with our democracy?; title: Can we prosper in the twenty-first century without classroom excellence?; title: Don't we want the best and brightest to come and stay?; title: What can America learn from Ireland?; title: Do we still care about jobs and making things?; title: Have we lost our edge for innovation?; title: Will our states be part of the solution?; title: Can our cities show the way forward?; title: Are we ready for leadership that represents the best of us?.