{"product_id":"the-real-change-makers-david-brown-9780313397745","title":"The Real Change-Makers: Why Government is Not the Problem Or the Solution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGovernment did not create our social problems and it can't solve them for us. This book explores in detail the who and how of real social change.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Change-Makers: Why Government Is Not the Problem or the Solution\u003c\/i\u003e is based on a straightforward premise: it is everyday Americans who have always been the real change-makers and whose efforts are now more necessary than ever given the financial squeeze that local, state, and federal governments confront. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this provocative and timely book, Brown explains why solutions to social problems won't come from just more litigation, more legislation, more regulation, or more funding. His focus is not upon theory but everyday social practices--pursuing health care beyond the doctor's office, educating young people beyond the school zone, and pooling resources in new ways that take into account what Americans own, what they know, and what free time they have. Despite living in an age of media distraction, this book calls on citizens to renew their social attention, self-organize, and tackle the social problems that plague us. Most important, it is a book that leads the way to our future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313397740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313397745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 86","brand":"David Brown","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001150193919,"sku":"9780313397745","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e6474afd-627c-4db7-82b8-2942b8f6122a.jpg?v=1751600212","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-real-change-makers-david-brown-9780313397745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}