Building the Bridge

by Marshall, Will; Alston, Chuck; Mirga, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780847684557
• ISBN10: 0847684555
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-03-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

Some of America's most innovative public thinkers and policy entrepreneurs challenge the President and all Americans to embrace a bold vision based on new ideas and enduring values.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
From Big Government to Big Ideas	p. 1
Seizing the Center: Clinton's Keys to Victory	p. 9
The New Progressive Declaration: A Political Philosophy for the Information Age	p. 17
A New Deal on Social Security	p. 39
Modernizing Medicare and Medicaid: The First Step Toward Universal Health Care	p. 57
Common Standards, Diverse Schools: Renewing the Promise of Public Education	p. 75
Reform and Invest: Reinventing Government's Next Steps	p. 93
Community Self-Defense: A New Strategy for Preventing Crime and Restoring Public Order	p. 111
Markets and Empowerment: Helping Cities Help Themselves	p. 129
A Progressive Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century	p. 149
Easier To Be Green: The Second Generation of Environmental Action	p. 163
Restoring Upward Mobility in the Knowledge Economy	p. 183
Democratic Realism: A New Compass for U.S. Global Leadership	p. 201
Afterword	p. 221
Index	p. 225
About the Contributors	p. 241
Progressive Policy Institute	p. 245
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