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The Gardens of Democracy A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government

9781570618239

The Gardens of Democracy A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government

  • ISBN 13:

    9781570618239

  • ISBN 10:

    1570618232

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 11/08/2011
  • Publisher: Sasquatch Books

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Summary

For many years the dominant metaphor for understanding markets and government has been the machine. The authors view democracy not as a machine, but as a garden. A successful garden functions according to the inexorable tendencies of nature, but it also requires goals, regular tending, and an understanding of connected ecosystems.

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