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1、chapter 11DemocraticChangetheprecedingchaptersprovidedacriticalanalysisofsocialpolicyintheUnitedStateswithinglobal,historical,political,andeconomiccontexts.Fromimmigrationtoeducation,welfareandothersocialsafe-tynets,thechaptersexaminedsocialpolicy,emphasizingthealarminggrowthofcorpocracyandt
2、heincreasinggapbetweenhavesandhave-notswithinasocietybuiltondemocraticprinciples.Thelandscapewithinwhichsocialpolicyhasoperatedchangeddramaticallyinthepastdecade.Warandconflictnolongerhavecleargeopoliticalboundariesornation-stateColdWarenemies.Waritselfhasbeenredefinedfromafiniteconflicttoap
3、erpetualstruggle.Terroristactivityconductedbyrad-icalgroupsoperatinginsmallcellsscatteredacrosstheglobehasdramati-callychangedourfeelingofsecurityandhascurtailedmanyoftherightsguaranteedbyourConstitution,increasingthepowerofthegovernmentandthepresidency.TheUnitedStateshasconductedthelongeste
4、ngage-mentwithconflictinthehistoryofourcountry.Thehumanandeco-nomiccostshavebeenastronomical,divertingrevenuefromeducation,research,infrastructuredevelopment,andotheraspectsofoursocietythathadmadeourcountrygreat,andaleaderintheworld.Regres-sivemembersofCongresssubstitutingpartisanshipforpatr
5、iotismhaveaggravatedtheglobaleconomicGreatRecessionwithareactiveideologi-calpushforausteritymeasures.Bynow,readersareperhapsaskingwhatistobedone.Whileitisimpos-sibletoprovidearoadmapofthefuture,considertheseclosingpagesasonepossibleroutetowarddemocraticchange.188democraticchangeHistorically,
6、democraticchangeisnotinevitable,nordoesitcomebyflippingalever(eveninavotingbooth).Further,itcannotcomefromthetopdown,asiscurrentlytrueofmuchsocialpolicy.Indeed,democraticchangeisnotjustagoalbutaninstrument.1Theprocessandachievementofnecessarychangemustbedemocratic.2Toooften,purportedlynecess
7、arychangehascomefromthedominationofaphilosopherking,aparty,anexpertclass,abureaucracy,oramilitaryforce.3Suchyellowbrickroadshaveledtopermutationsoftheorga-nizationalformsthatguidethem.Wearetoldthatviolencewasnec-essaryforpeace,tortureforredemption,
