Effective government requires that institutions be strong enough to
control the efforts of organized, entrenched special interests in
favor of the broader interests shared but poorly articulated by
most members of society. Recent changes in our institutions and in
the problems they face raise doubts about the capacity of
contemporary American government to handle these parochial forces.
Congress has seemingly become more fragmented, the presidency more
politicized, and the bureaucracy more labyrinthine. After a decade
or more of trying, our institutions have not mastered a variety of
problems--the budget deficit, the trade imbalance, and energy
insecurity--that threaten society's general interest in an economic
future as bright as its past. Can the Government Govern? argues
that the problem is inherently and substantially institutional and
discusses the politically difficult requirements for overcoming it.
In so doing, this volume opens the debate and public discussion
necessary for change. Contributors include John E. Chubb writing on
energy policy, David B. Yoffie on trade policy, Paul E. Peterson
and Mark Rom on macroeconomic policy, Samuel Kernell on the
presidency, Kenneth A. Shesple on Congress, and Terry M. Moe on the
bureaucracy.
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