Democracy for the few /
Michael Parenti.
- 9th ed.
- Boston : Thomson-Wadsworth, c2011.
- xii, 324 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- ch. 1. Partisan politics -- ch. 2. A constitution for the few -- ch. 3. Rise of the corporate state -- ch. 4. Wealth and want in the United States -- ch. 5. Institutions and ideologies -- ch. 6. Politics : who gets what? -- ch. 7. Health and human services: sacrificial lambs -- ch. 8. The last environment -- ch. 9. Unequal before the law -- ch. 10. Political repression and national insecurity -- ch. 11. The U.S. global military empire -- ch. 12. Who governs? Elites, labor, and globalization -- ch. 13. Mass media : for the many, by the few -- ch. 14. Voters, parties, and stolen elections -- ch. 15. Congress: the pocketing of power -- ch. 16. The President : guardian of the system -- ch. 17. The political economy of bureaucracy -- ch. 18. The supremely political court -- ch. 19. Democracy for the few -- Notes -- Index.
DEMOCRACY FOR THE FEW is a provocative interpretation of American Government. It shows how democracy is repeatedly violated by corporate oligopolies, and how popular forces have fought back and occasionally made gains in spite of the system. By focusing on the relationship between economic power and political power, discussing actual government practices and policies, conspiracies, propaganda, fraud, secrecy and other ploys of government and politics, this book stands apart in its analysis of how US Government works.
0495911267 9780495911265
2009944057
Elite (Social sciences)--United States. Political participation--United States.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989. United States--Politics and government--1989-