02505cam a2200373 a 4500 114143 20230404125750.0 121207s2012 nyu b 000 0 eng d 9780802120212 (hbk.) 0802120210 (hbk.) 002 E 169.12 L935t 2012 Luce, Edward, 1968- Time to start thinking : America in the age of descent / Edward Luce. America in the age of descent 1st ed. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press ; [Berkeley, CA] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2012. vi, 291 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-[292]) The graduations -- The lonely middle : why America's middle class continues to hollow out -- Leave no robot behind : why America's education system is still falling behind -- The Golden Goose : why America's lead in innovation can no longer be taken for granted -- Gulliver's travails : why bureaucracy is harming America's competitiveness -- Against itself : why America is becoming less governable -- Maybe we can't : why money continues to rule Washington -- An exceptional challenge : why the coming struggle to halt America's decline faces long odds. Luce diagnoses factors behind the country's waning global leadership such as the shrinking middle class; an ineffective and flawed educational system; the stagnation of innovation in business and technology; a bloated and inefficient bureaucracy; the virulent polarization of national politics; and the damage caused by the influence of money in politics, along with endless campaigning. In the end, he assesses the prospects for change and offers a bleak outlook. Primera Jornada de Catalogacion. United States Civilization 21st century. United States Politics and government 21st century. United States Social conditions 21st century. Education United States 21st century. Political culture United States 21st century. United States Economic conditions 21st century. Estados Unidos Civilización Siglo XXI. Estados Unidos Políticas y gobierno Siglo XXI. Estados Unidos Condiciones sociales Siglo XXI. Educación Estados Unidos Siglo XXI. Cultura política Estados Unidos Siglo XXI. lcc bk 4249 4249 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 E 169.12 L935t 2012 00000107594 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk