The Upswing by Robert D. Putnam
How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
A sweeping historical analysis that argues America has swung between periods of intense individualism and deep social solidarity, tracing a mid-20th-century rise in civic trust, public investment, and economic equality followed by a late-20th-century decline marked by growing inequality, polarization, and weakened institutions; drawing on long-run data across social, economic, and political indicators, it explains how cultural and structural forces produced those shifts and offers policy and civic prescriptions—strengthening unions, public education, community organizations, progressive taxation, and democratic reforms—to rebuild social cohesion and revive a more functional democracy.
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- 2020
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