The Next Deal: The Future Of Public Life In The Information Age - Softcover

Cherny, Andrei

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0465009727 ISBN 13: 9780465009725

Publisher: Basic Books, 2001

Synopsis

American politics today is run on scandal and sound bites because our politicians have become disconnected from the government and public that they serve. Vast changes brought about by the information revolution and the global economy-and by the new "Choice Generation" of Americans under the age of thirty-have yet to impact America's centralized, one-size-fits-all government programs. Enter Andrei Cherny, who uses his unique vantage point as a twentysomething with experience working closely with the President and Vice President of the United States to consider what these vast changes will mean for American government and society. Cherny convincingly argues that Americans are coming to demand a Choice Revolution in government-expanding democracy by taking decision-making power out of the hands of experts and putting back into the hands of ordinary people. But more individual power doesn't mean just more individualism. Cherny proposes a truly interactive government in which increased government responsiveness is met with an increased commitment on the part of the public to the common good.

About this title

About the Author

A former senior speechwriter to Vice President Gore -- and the youngest White House speechwriter in American history -- Andrei Cherny lives in Los Angeles, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465009727
• ISBN 13: 9780465009725
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268