Power and Willpower in the American Future: Why the United States Is Not Destined to Decline
- ISBN-10
- 1107010683
- ISBN-13
- 9781107010680
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 180
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-04-09
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Robert J. Lieber
Description
This book makes a strong argument against the widely proclaimed notion that the United States is destined to decline. Everywhere we look, scholars, pundits, politicians, foreign commentators, and the wider blogosphere pronounce and repeat the idea. Today's problems at home and abroad are less severe than those the United States has overcome in the past. Ultimately, the ability to avoid serious decline is less a question of material factors than of policy, leadership, and political will.
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