The end of authority : how a loss of legitimacy and broken trust are endangering our future /

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Main Author: Schoen, Douglas E., 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the crisis of authority
  • Why the crisis of authority matters
  • Documenting and understanding the loss of trust
  • How trust works in democracies and autocracies
  • Broken trust in democracies and autocracies
  • Income inequality and the crisis of capitalism
  • Income inequality : what's causing it, why it matters, and what to do
  • Political corruption and crony capitalism
  • The rise of anti-systemic politics : Europe and the United States
  • The rise of anti-systemic politics : Russia, India, the Middle East, and Africa
  • Technology : builder and betrayer of trust
  • The need for bold solutions
  • Conclusion : no time to lose.