Beyond the Reputation Crisis
Beyond the Reputation Crisis
This final chapter turns to the collective responsibilities of citizenship, suggesting that elites can work to rebuild the public reputation by helping individuals see the connection between government activities and the common good. Long gone are the days when politicians urged us to recognize that we are stronger together than alone. Instead, our politics today remind us only that we owe each other little and must compete to get our due. But at the heart of collective self-governance is a citizenry who believe that they share common problems and common goals and who understand that the role of government is to help achieve this vision. By rebuilding this understanding, we might also revitalize the public reputation. And in so doing, we can build the capacity of government to tackle the serious issues we face as a nation and to work toward a society that benefits us all.
Keywords: Public good, common good, collective citizenship, libertarianism
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