Downsizing the U.S.A.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1997 - Business & Economics - 289 pages
Naylor and William argue that our government, our cities, our corporations, our schools, our churches, our military, and our social welfare system are all too big, too powerful, too intrusive, too insular, and too unresponsive to the needs of individual citizens and small local communities. They propose specific strategies for decentralizing and downsizing virtually every major institution in America, including America itself. The authors audaciously call for the peaceful dissolution of the United States through secession and provide a thoughtful game plan for achieving this controversial objective.

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Contents

The State of the Union
9
The Meltdown of Corporate America
28
Urban America ModernDay Tower of Babel
48
Rural America Our Last Hope
76
Digitizing Americas Schoolkids
94
The Crisis in Higher Education Metaphor for America
122
Give Me That OldTime Religion
137
Our Moribund Welfare State
155
Mighty Morphin Superpowers
182
Our States Toothless Paper Tigers
203
Dissolution Not Devolution
237
Empowering the Powerless
259
Index of Names
285
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About the author (1997)

Will Willimon is Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry and Director of the Doctor of Ministry at Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina. He is an internationally renowned preacher and widely read author noted for his humor, his insight into the Christian faith, and his theological commitment. His many books have sold over a million copies.