Crozier Michel, Huntington Samuel, Watanuki Joji. The Crisis of Democracy: Report on the Governability of Democracies to the Trilateral Commission

N. -Y. , 1975. 221 p.The current pessimism about democracy.
The challenges confronting democratic government.
Western Europe by Grozier.
Are European democracies becoming ungovernable?
Social, economic and cultural causes.
The role and structure of political values.
Conclusions: European vulnerability.
The United States by Huntington.
The viability and governability of American democracy.
The expansion of governmental activity.
The decline of governmental authority.
The democratic distemper: consequences.
The democratic distemper: causes.
Conclusion: toward a democratic balance.
Japan by Watanuki.
Japanese democracy's governability.
Changing values, new generations and their impact on the governability of the Japanese democracy.
Consequences for and future perspectives on the governability of Japanese democracy.The changing context of democratic government.
Consensus without purpose: the rise of anomic democracy.
The dysfunctions of democracy.
ariations among regions.