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Can each of us achieve our own "American dream" while recognizing needs of other individuals, society, and future generations? Not if our present national policies continue, warns long term planning expert Joseph L. Daleiden. He persuasively argues that if present socioeconomic trends remain, our nation faces social disaster before the middle of the 21st century.
These trends can be reversed, he insists, but only if we are willing to (1) reject failed policies both liberal and conservative directed at population growth, the environment, the national debt, trade, poverty, crime, race relations, education, healthcare, social security, and tax reform; (2) accept that all of these areas of concern are intertwined; and (3) take responsibility for our decisions.
Avoiding ideology and platitudes, Daleiden's pragmatic approach relies on actual evidence of how prospective policies will influence human behavior and whether their outcomes will increase or decrease human happiness in the long run.
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Joseph L. Daleiden (Evanston, IL) is also the author of The Final Superstition: A Critical Evaluation of the Judeo-Christian Legacy, and The Science of Morality: The Individual, Community, and Future Generations.
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"... specific, detailed, thoughtful solutions to complex problems. The book is an information "mall" and more." -- The Social Contract, Spring 2000
"...impressive volume..." -- Evanston Review, November 25, 1999
"..an informative and provocative book which offers a wide range of proposals for social and economic reform." -- Middle American News, November 1999
"Highly recommended. A broad, long-term, and clearly-written view of what an "American Pragmatic Party" might support." -- Future Survey, March 2000
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- PublisherPrometheus
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 157392265X
- ISBN 13 9781573922654
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages738
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