A Citizen's Guide to Deficits and Debt: The Politics of Taxing, Spending, and Borrowing (Citizen Guides to Politics and Public Affairs)

America is currently involved in one of the worst economic crises of modern times. As alarm increases over how the government will balance the budget, handle the debt, and maintain prosperity for the future, the minutia of debts and deficits remains incomprehensible to many. Why is it so hard to find ways to resolve the fiscal crisis? This brief and intelligible book is a guide to understanding both the difficulties involved in managing the federal budget and why the on-going fiscal crisis is so significant for America’s future. In order to introduce the reader to the basic composition of federal spending and to the ways that the government raises revenue, Hudson begins his guide with a "map" clarifying how to navigate the federal budget. He defines basic financial vocabulary and outlines concepts by using clear charts and diagrams that both provide basis for discussion and illustrate key points. With this budget map in mind, the second part of the book lays out how the partisan divide in America helps explain the fiscal crisis. Hudson analyzes the debate on the extent of the fiscal crisis, the ways that political parties have tried to solve it, and the political events and institutions that have surrounded the crisis. This citizen’s guide reveals how differing views of America inform the arguments over deficits and debt. By the time readers finish the book, they will understand that the conflict over deficits and debt is not simply about where to cut or add spending, but instead is a struggle over national priorities and visions for the future.

Business & Money

Hudson, William E.

Economics

Routledge

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Most would agree that American democracy thrives when citizens are informed and responsive. So how best to teach today’s students not only how government works, but also why it works―and maybe, more importantly, why it doesn’t always work? 
Hudson provides the perfect supplement for those who want to elicit a more critical look at the functioning of our political system. He outlines eight major challenges facing America as a new president takes office, ranging from the strength of the judiciary to the trade-offs between national security and personal privacy. Challenging students to respond robustly to these challenges, he also offers possible solutions to each. The end result is to provide a sound conceptual framework for evaluating the American political system―one that stimulates analytical thinking and discussion. 
Timely updates examine elections and voting―specifically primaries and how they work, "machine" politics, and voting restrictions― and the national security state, with a focus on the Bush administration’s expansion of presidential power, as well as questions of spreading democracy abroad and the rationale for international intervention.

American Democracy in Peril: Eight Challenges to America′s Future

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

CQ Press

With the economic crisis, intense partisan gridlock, and social movements like the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street, American Democracy in Peril encapsulates the tumultuous state of American politics more than ever. Hudson′s provocative book offers a structured, yet critical look at the functioning of the American political system.

In this Eighth Edition of American Democracy in Peril, author William E. Hudson provides a perceptive analysis of the challenges our democracy faces in the current era: economic crisis, partisan gridlock, rising economic inequality, and continued military conflict in the Middle East and elsewhere. By introducing the history of democratic theory in terms of four "models" of democracy, he provides readers with a set of criteria against which to evaluate the challenges discussed later. This provocative book offers a structured, yet critical examination of the American political system, designed to stimulate students to consider how the facts they learn about American politics relate to democratic ideals.

American Democracy in Peril encapsulates the tumultuous state of American politics. By introducing the history of democratic theory in terms of four "models" of democracy, Hudson provides readers with a set of criteria against which to evaluate the challenges discussed later. This provocative book offers a structured yet critical examination of the American political system, designed to stimulate students to consider how the facts they learn about American politics relate to democratic ideals. This new edition incorporates the Trump Presidency and the polarization that has accompanied his leadership.

Updated to include Clinton's second term and recent economic and social developments, this text emphasizes the persistence of economic inequality despite the economic prosperity of the 1990s, plus analysis on the impact of globalization on business privilege.

American Democracy in Peril: Seven Challenges to America's Future (Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking)

Chatham House Pub

Chatham House Publishers

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A Citizen's Guide to Deficits and Debt: The Politics of Taxing, Spending, and Borrowing (Citizen Guides to Politics and Public Affairs)

A Citizen's Guide to Deficits and Debt: The Politics of Taxing, Spending, and Borrowing (Citizen Guides to Politics and Public Affairs)

American Democracy in Peril: Eight Challenges to America′s Future

American Democracy in Peril: Eight Challenges to America′s Future

American Democracy in Peril: Eight Challenges to America′s Future

American Democracy in Peril: Eight Challenges to America′s Future

American Democracy in Peril: Seven Challenges to America's Future (Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking)

American Democracy in Peril: Seven Challenges to America's Future (Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking)