Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency
Author: Kuttner, Robert |
| | ISBN | : | 9781921372735 | | Format | : | Paperback | | Publisher | : | Scribe Publications | | Publish Date | : | 28-NOV-2008 | | Main Category | : | POLITICS | | Sub Category | : | GOVERNMENT | | Price | : | RM 59.90* | | Usual Local Delivery | : | 3 to 5 business days |
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| Barack Obama approaches the US presidency at a critical moment in
American history - facing simultaneous crises of war, the environment,
and healthcare, but most especially in the economy. If he is able to
rise to the moment, he could join the ranks of a small handful of
previous presidents who have been truly transformative, succeeding in
fundamentally changing the US economy, society, and democracy for the
better. But this will require imaginative and decisive action as Obama
takes office - and will be all the more difficult given the undertow of
conventional wisdom in Washington and on Wall Street that resists
fundamental change. Solutions to the countryâ s multiple challenges do
exist, but they wonâ t be found in overly cautious or expedient quick
fixes. Obama could be the right leader at the right time to reawaken
America to the renewed promise of shared prosperity, coupled with
responsibility towards future generations and the international
community with whom the US shares the Earth. Invoking Americaâ s
greatest leaders, Robert Kuttner explains how Obama must be a
transformative president - or a failed one. |
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