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This book aims to provide a better understanding of the mission of
public interest lawyers and stimulate thought about ways to
energize and build a movement that advances social justice. It
gives encouragement to law students to enter the field of public
interest law.
Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage
Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled
Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy
against the role of government and in favor of markets. This
volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since
1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization,
offers a set of specific policy proposals for the incoming national
administration on every major domestic and international topic,
written specifically for the book by a leading thinker and activist
in the field. These chapters set forth a fundamental, badly needed
"mandate for change" to reinvigorate government and rethink the
role of markets and civil society. Each one includes an essay
supporting the proposed policies and a resource list of relevant
organizations, websites, and readings. It is perfect for public
policy courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage
Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled
Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy
against the role of government and in favor of markets. This
volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since
1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization,
offers a set of specific policy proposals for the incoming national
administration on every major domestic and international topic,
written specifically for the book by a leading thinker and activist
in the field. These chapters set forth a fundamental, badly needed
'mandate for change' to reinvigorate government and rethink the
role of markets and civil society. Each one includes an essay
supporting the proposed policies and a resource list of relevant
organizations, websites, and readings. It is perfect for public
policy courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.
The intention of this book is to provide a better understanding of
the mission of public interest lawyers and stimulate thought about
ways to energize and build a movement that advances social justice.
I could not have succeeded in this effort without the help and
support of many individuals and institutions. I wish to express my
appreciation for their assistance. I am very grateful to the Board
of Directors of the Alliance for Justice for its wisdom in
establishing the Alliance and for its continuing support for this
book and other important projects. I profited from discussion with
many public interest lawyers, activists and foundation officers.
These individuals, who are listed in Appendix D, gave generously of
their time. A few merit special attention. Charles Halpern and the
staff at the Council for Public Interest Law, who wrote Balancing
the Scales of Justice: Financing Public Interest Law in America,
provided a wonderful model for me to follow.
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