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Values and public policy

Title
  1. Values and public policy / [editors] Henry J. Aaron, Thomas E. Mann, Timothy Taylor.
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  1. Washington, DC : The Brookings Institution, [1994], ©1994.

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Additional authors
  1. Aaron, Henry J.
  2. Mann, Thomas E.
  3. Taylor, Timothy.
Description
  1. xiv, 216 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  1. United States > Social policy
  2. Social values > United States
  3. Social ethics > United States
Contents
  1. 1. Introduction / Henry J. Aaron, Thomas E. Mann and Timothy Taylor. The Affluence Effect. Culture, Incentives, and the Underclass. Families, Values, and Family Values. Multiculturalism. Public Spirit and Private Interest. Crime and the Community. Values and Preferences, Norms, and Habituation. Defining the Problem and Fixing It. Final Thoughts -- 2. How Changes in the Economy Are Reshaping American Values / Daniel Yankelovich. Truth and Relevance. Major Changes in Values -- 3. Culture, Incentives, and the Underclass / James Q. Wilson. What Incentives Cannot Explain. Familial Habituation. What Is Culture? Changing Culture. Implications -- 4. The Family Condition of America: Cultural Change and Public Policy / David Popenoe. Biosocial Bases of the Family. Cultural Change: Collectivism to Individualism. Advanced Societies Today: Cultural Trade-Offs. The Problem of America: Overindividualism. Restoring Civil Society in America. Nuclear Families: The Vital Factor. Rebuilding the Nest.
  2. The New Familism: A Hopeful Trend -- 5. Multiculturalism and Public Policy / Nathan Glazer. The Central Challenge of Multiculturalism: Identity and Effectiveness. A New Word for an Old Problem. The New York Story. Can Truth Alone Guide Us? Where Is Multiculturalism Headed? -- 6. Public Spirit in Political Systems / Jane Mansbridge. Solving Problems through Public Spirit. Private Spirit Can Lead to Political Breakdown. The Role of Public Spirit. Creating Public Spirit in Political Systems. Public Spirit in the United States: A Decline? -- 7. Gang Behavior, Law Enforcement, and Community Values / George Akerlof and Janet L. Yellen. The Protagonists: Gangs, Community, Government. A Model of Gang Behavior. Community Norms and Crime Fighting Strategies. Long-Run Consequences of Changing Norms. Control over Territory. Short-Run Equilibrium. Long-Run Equilibrium and Extensions of the Model.
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  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.