| Home Wall Street |  "An ambitious and challenging assessment of the national condition and the changes we must make to improve our prospects in the new century." �David Broder, The Washington Post
Authors Eugene Steuerle, Edward Gramlich, Hugh Heclo and Demetra Smith Nightingale demonstrate how over the last two decades our government has made so many long-term fiscal commitments that it is losing the capacity to respond to new challenges. The Government We Deserve tells us how to avoid a budget crunch so we can deal with all the economic, family, fiscal and political challenges of the 21st century. Experts with decades of experience in national economic and social policy, the authors offer a comprehensive approach that involves recognizing current needs, creating fiscal flexibility and nurturing informed public opinion. Ideas from The Government We Deserve were featured recently in a Washington Post editorial by Eugene Steuerle. Read the Wall Street Journal's review of the book.
The Government We Deserve: Responsive Democracy and Changing Expectations, by C. Eugene Steuerle, Edward N. Gramlich, Hugh Heclo, and Demetra Smith Nightingale, is available from the Urban Institute Press (cloth, ISBN 0-87766-675-X, $49.50; paper, ISBN 0-87766-676-8, $18.95). To obtain a copy call (202) 261-5687 or 800.537.5487.  Comments and questions may be sent via email. |