The Trouble with Government 

Americans have been losing faith in their government and the politicians who lead it. They blame Washington for a long list of problems, ranging from poor schools to costly medical care to high rates of violent crime. After investigating these complaints and determining that many are justified, Derek Bok seeks to determine the main reasons for the failings and frustrations associated with government.

"As an alternative to the conventional wisdom, Bok proposes a new emphasis on what he considers to be the ... fundamental problems of the American political order ... Derek Bok has performed a public service by discrediting a number of popular but misconceived political panaceas based on false diagnoses of what ails the American body politic". Michael Lind, New York Times Book Review

"A prime that ought to be read by voters as well as by the President and members of Congress. This well-documented book ... touches upon many of the issues raised in the last national election, including health care, social services, and campaign financing. Bok finds four basic weaknesses in government that call for reform ... The remedies he proposes involve greater citizen participation in politics all year-round, especially engaging people of modest means". Herbert Mitgang, Chicago Tribune

Derek Bok is President Emeritus and Three Hundredth Anniversary University Professor, Harvard University. He is the author of many books, including The State of the Nation: Government and the Quest for a Better Society" (Harvard)

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