The Next Deal: The Future Of Public Life In The Information Age

by Andrei Cherny

American politics today is run on scandal and sound bites because our politicians have become disconnected from the government and public that they serve. Vast changes brought about by the information revolution and the global economy-and by the new "Choice Generation" of Americans under the age of thirty-have yet to impact America's centralized, one-size-fits-all government programs.Enter Andrei Cherny, who uses his unique vantage point as a twentysomething with experience working closely with the President and Vice President of the United States to consider what these vast changes will mean for American government and society. Cherny convincingly argues that Americans are coming to demand a Choice Revolution in government-expanding democracy by taking decision-making power out of the hands of experts and putting back into the hands of ordinary people.But more individual power doesn't mean just more individualism. Cherny proposes a truly interactive government in which increased government responsiveness is met with an increased commitment on the part of the public to the common good.

Genres: Politics

280 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 2000

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book to be very well written. It tracks the future of our society and politics by traveling chronologically through the history of US politics. The connections made are logical and written in a straightforward manner. My only complaint is that in the last few pages, the author suddenly sums up his whole theory with support for a single idea that would solve all of our problems. Except that the logic on that one is not as sound. Apart from that one part, I generally found this book to be a thought-provoking and fascinating read.