Preface

Part I. The Marketplace of Ideas: 1. Democracies in disarray

2. The idea of a marketplace

Part II. The Great Twentieth Century Governing Ideas: 3. The rise and fall of new deal liberalism in the United States

4. The rise and fall of the Folkhem in Swedish politics

Part III. Rhetoric and Government: Understanding Public Policy and Elections: 5. Idea markets and the policy process: Tax reform in Sweden and the United States

6. The marketplace of ideas in elections and campaign rhetoric

Part IV. Making Democracy Work: 7. Reinventing communication by reforming institutions.