| Wolfer's Primer on the Nature of Government: What People don't Know and Schools don't Teach Contributor(s): Wolfer, Stephen H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1533645493 ISBN-13: 9781533645494 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.20 lbs) 58 pages |
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| Publisher Description: We live in turbulent, threat-filled, contentious times. And in the middle of things is government. Never in the history of the mankind have governments been so central to our daily lives. Whether it is about wars, crimes, economics or angry factions fighting to gain political control - the doings of governments fill the news. Today's governments regulate more of what we do than ever before. The economies of the world now rise and fall with the actions of governments and their monetary and fiscal policies. Governments imprison, confiscate, prohibit, protect, and support. Everywhere we look, government is a central issue. Some are representative, some authoritarian, some socialist, and others embodying a fair amount of capitalism. Political ideologies, political policies, and politicians compete, each claiming they will be the best. On the nightly news we hear the word "should" as people ask questions like, "Should government be doing this?" or "Should people be prohibited by government] from doing that?" There are fierce arguments about what kind of government is best? We should ask, "What is a standard against which we can measure and judge different policy proposals?" Is there a rational set of principles for comparing political systems, policies, or candidates? Arguments can rage on forever if the different sides can't repair to a more fundamental, common ground where they can agree. Only by finding a common footing is it possible to bring in reason and logic and move forward in hopes of resolving, or least diminishing the tensions around a political conflict. It is also true that no man may feel certain in their political reasoning or in their political beliefs, while being free from political positions held by emotions alone, not unless they arrived at their beliefs based upon sound, fundamental principles. Those fundamental principles, in the realm of politics, reside in an understanding of the nature of government. To not understand the nature of government is to be blind to the underlying principles affecting every man, woman and child's lives in this world. |