{"product_id":"9780815754169","title":"Reviving the American Dream How Balancing Opportunity with Responsibility Can Unite a Divided Nation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eReviving the American Dream\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow Balancing Opportunity with Responsibility Can Unite a Divided Nation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIsabel V. Sawhill\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Economic Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was once the land of opportunity is shrinking for three reasons: the economy, evolving norms, and dysfunctional politics. At the heart of our current divisions is not just our failure to address these wrongs but our tendency to blame our ills on the “other.”  We need fewer scapegoats, more respect for one another, and more understanding of the power of individual agency and of acting together as one nation.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending serious policy debates with personal stories spanning decades in Washington and various administrations, celebrated economist Isabel Sawhill documents the importance of both opportunity and personal responsibility to outline a new social compact that would help bring a divided nation together around new policies to expand opportunity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of \u003ci\u003eRevising the American Dream \u003c\/i\u003eare questions Sawhill has grappled for decades: how much are people responsible for their lives and how much are they victims of their individual circumstances?  How much should government do to compensate for peoples' different circumstances in order to equalize opportunity?   She argues we have spent too much time analyzing the effects of various individual policies, and exaggerating what government by itself can accomplish, and too little time thinking about how to create a politically sustainable policy framework built on a foundation of broadly-shared public values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIsabel V. Sawhill \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior fellow emeritus in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution. She served as vice president and director of the Economic Studies program from 2003 to 2006. Prior to joining Brookings, Dr. Sawhill served as an associate director at the Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1995. She is the Frances Perkins Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, a recipient of the Academy's Moynihan award (2016), past president of the American Association of Public Policy and Management, and a recipient of their Exemplar award (2014). She was also named a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association (2017).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrookings Institution Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780815754169\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e296\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344475676812,"sku":"9780815754169","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780815754169","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}