(Paperback)

This is a useful book for those seeking to do battle with a culturally entrenched individualism that threatens the core of America's moral vitality. It attempts to identify the pivotal role played by local voluntary associations in a civil society.

(Hardback)

Argues that the progress of freedom depends on the creation of civic cultures that promote democratic values. This book shows that the key to spreading workable democracy lies in finding ways to harness the best of both the public and private sectors, relying on markets and on civil society to enlist the poor as partners in their own development.