The decline of comity in Congress / Eric M. Uslaner.
1993
JK1021 .U85 1993 (Mapit)
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Title
The decline of comity in Congress / Eric M. Uslaner.
Author
Uslaner, Eric M.
ISBN
9780472104567 (alk. paper)
047210456X (alk. paper)
047210456X (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1993.
Language
English
Description
x, 204 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
JK1021 .U85 1993
Dewey Decimal Classification
328.73
Summary
Why do members of Congress resort to name-calling? In this provocative book, Eric M. Uslaner proposes that Congress is mirroring the increased incivility of American society. He points to five core values - American exceptionalism, enlightened individualism, egalitarianism, science as social engineering. and religion - that have been eroded since the 1960s. The author argues that a lack of trust permeates members of Congress to the point that they would rather seek control than compromise. This, Uslaner contends, is the real cause of gridlock in Washington. The Decline of Comity in Congress demonstrates why institutional reform will not correct this problem and why Americans need to change before their government can.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Ch. 1. On Good Behavior
Ch. 2. Norms and Normlessness
Ch. 3. Five Explanations in Search of Evidence
Ch. 4. Values, Norms, and Society
Ch. 5. The Decline of Comity in the Nation
Ch. 6. Policy-Making in an Era of Resource Constraints
Ch. 7. A New Order in the New World?
Ch. 2. Norms and Normlessness
Ch. 3. Five Explanations in Search of Evidence
Ch. 4. Values, Norms, and Society
Ch. 5. The Decline of Comity in the Nation
Ch. 6. Policy-Making in an Era of Resource Constraints
Ch. 7. A New Order in the New World?