Can The Government Govern?
by John E. Chubb /
1989 / English / PDF
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Effective government requires that institutions be strong enough to control the efforts of organized, entrenched special ts in favor of the broader ts shared but poorly articulated by most members of society. Recent changes in our institutions and in the problems they face raise doubts about the capacity of contemporary American government to handle these parochial forces. Congress has seemingly become more fragmented, the presidency more politicized, and the bureaucracy more labyrinthine. After a decade or more of trying, our institutions have not mastered a variety of problemsthe budget deficit, the trade imbalance, and energy insecuritythat threaten society's general t in an economic future as bright as its past.
